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Wellingborough road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 125 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2013, and 167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2012 (117), and casualties rose from 141.

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 2013
125
Up 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
167
Up 18% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2013

2.4% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2013 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious2419%
  • Slight9878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3018%
  • Slight13480%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 125, up 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 125
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (14%)
  • Tuesday16 (13%)
  • Wednesday17 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (17%)
  • Friday22 (18%)
  • Saturday13 (10%)
  • Sunday19 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.6%)
  • February7 (5.6%)
  • March8 (6.4%)
  • April6 (4.8%)
  • May18 (14%)
  • June6 (4.8%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August10 (8%)
  • September10 (8%)
  • October18 (14%)
  • November10 (8%)
  • December11 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry81 (65%)
  • Wet or damp40 (32%)
  • Snow3 (2.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph75 (60%)
  • 40 mph9 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph28 (22%)
  • 70 mph9 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (14%)
  • Roundabout11 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (11%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2519 (11%)
  • 26 to 3533 (20%)
  • 36 to 4526 (16%)
  • 46 to 5523 (14%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.8%)
  • Over 757 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider107 (64%)
  • Passenger44 (26%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car190 (78%)
  • Motorcycle21 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2013, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2013

The A45 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2013: 17, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45172607
2ndA509122103
3rdA5128111200
4thA681403
5thB5738920
6thA51937901
7thA450061001
8thB5696801
9thA5104411
10thB5713400
11thA432300
12thA51992200
13thB5722200
14thB5701100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2013

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 52.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2013

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2013: 75.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2013

North Northamptonshire recorded 486 collisions in 2013, and 26% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2013.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years