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Wellingborough road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2011, and 189 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2010 (156), and casualties fell from 200.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,269 collisions in Wellingborough.

District council until April 2021, now part of North Northamptonshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2011
147
Down 6% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
189
Down 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2011

2% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2011 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious2819%
  • Slight11679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3217%
  • Slight15481%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2011 is highlighted, with 147, down 6% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 147
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025149181
2024130174
2023127173
2022116146
2021109143
2020119141
2019141173
2018147202
2017107141
2016122165
2015148188
2014144180
2013125167
2012117141
2011147189
2010156200
2009152213
2008175242
2007192273
2006207269
2005208274
2004216307
2003229311
2002227326
2001241345
2000239337
1999269371
1998267372
1997264375
1996240334
1995243324
1994260333
1993234306
1992231304
1991275383
1990290394
1989336444
1988332443
1987312424
1986337442
1985285363
1984294372
1983265373
1982334448
1981339461
1980347472
1979325433

When and where crashes happen in Wellingborough in 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (11%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday27 (18%)
  • Saturday17 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (10%)
  • February15 (10%)
  • March8 (5.4%)
  • April8 (5.4%)
  • May15 (10%)
  • June5 (3.4%)
  • July16 (11%)
  • August10 (6.8%)
  • September12 (8.2%)
  • October12 (8.2%)
  • November16 (11%)
  • December15 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (68%)
  • Wet or damp45 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph80 (54%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph40 (27%)
  • 70 mph16 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (14%)
  • Roundabout14 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (13%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist14 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2028 (15%)
  • 21 to 2529 (15%)
  • 26 to 3531 (16%)
  • 36 to 4532 (17%)
  • 46 to 5522 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.7%)
  • Over 753 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider134 (71%)
  • Passenger39 (21%)
  • Pedestrian16 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (75%)
  • Motorcycle24 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wellingborough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Wellingborough in 2011

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2011, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2011

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2011: 23, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509233707
2ndB573151703
3rdA45141734
4thA5193101001
5thA512891500
6thA45006801
7thB5716702
8thA433300
9thA5103701
10thA63300
11thB5693401
12thA50281100
13thB5741100
14thB5761100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2011

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 62.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2011

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2011: 91.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2011

North Northamptonshire recorded 527 collisions in 2011, and 28% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years