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Wellingborough road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 117 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2012, and 141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2011 (147), and casualties fell from 189.

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 2012
117
Down 20% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
141
Down 25% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2012

1.7% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2012 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious2421%
  • Slight9178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2719%
  • Slight11279%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 117, down 20% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 117
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (18%)
  • Tuesday16 (14%)
  • Wednesday16 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (18%)
  • Friday19 (16%)
  • Saturday15 (13%)
  • Sunday9 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.5%)
  • February10 (8.5%)
  • March9 (7.7%)
  • April12 (10%)
  • May4 (3.4%)
  • June8 (6.8%)
  • July8 (6.8%)
  • August13 (11%)
  • September14 (12%)
  • October6 (5.1%)
  • November15 (13%)
  • December8 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds93 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (64%)
  • Wet or damp36 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph64 (55%)
  • 40 mph10 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph28 (24%)
  • 70 mph12 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (12%)
  • Roundabout13 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (62%)
  • Pedestrian19 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (11%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2030 (21%)
  • 21 to 2513 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3531 (22%)
  • 36 to 4518 (13%)
  • 46 to 5513 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 658 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.7%)
  • Over 755 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider94 (67%)
  • Passenger28 (20%)
  • Pedestrian19 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car160 (76%)
  • Motorcycle16 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 2ED area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2012, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2012

The A45 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2012: 18, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45182214
2ndB573131402
3rdA509101502
4thA5128101001
5thA519391101
6thA64402
7thB5714503
8thA5103401
9thA45002201
10thB5692200
11thA431100
12thB5721100
13thB5761100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2012

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 50.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2012

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2012: 78.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2012

North Northamptonshire recorded 501 collisions in 2012, and 23% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years