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Wellingborough road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2014, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2013 (125), and casualties rose from 167.

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 2014
144
Up 15% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
180
Up 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2014

0.7% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2014 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3222%
  • Slight11177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3318%
  • Slight14681%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 144, up 15% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 144
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (16%)
  • Tuesday24 (17%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday28 (19%)
  • Saturday14 (9.7%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (9%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.6%)
  • February10 (6.9%)
  • March8 (5.6%)
  • April4 (2.8%)
  • May11 (7.6%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July19 (13%)
  • August13 (9%)
  • September9 (6.3%)
  • October15 (10%)
  • November17 (12%)
  • December15 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry99 (69%)
  • Wet or damp43 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph78 (54%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (26%)
  • 70 mph14 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (14%)
  • Roundabout14 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (59%)
  • Pedestrian30 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (12%)
  • Cyclist15 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2024 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (14%)
  • 26 to 3538 (21%)
  • 36 to 4528 (16%)
  • 46 to 5525 (14%)
  • 56 to 6512 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.2%)
  • Over 755 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider119 (66%)
  • Passenger31 (17%)
  • Pedestrian30 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car199 (77%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2014, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2014

The A45 and A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2014, with 17 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45172503
2ndA509172003
3rdA5193131604
4thB573111202
5thA512871100
6thA45005500
7thA64610
8thB5694501
9thB5713302
10thA5102300
11thA431101
12thA51231100
13thB5721101

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2014

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 68.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2014

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2014: 90.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2014

North Northamptonshire recorded 538 collisions in 2014, and 27% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2014.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years