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Wellingborough road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 148 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2015, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2014 (144), and casualties rose from 180.

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 2015
148
Up 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
188
Up 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2015

2.7% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2015 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious1913%
  • Slight12584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious2312%
  • Slight16186%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 148, up 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 148
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (20%)
  • Tuesday23 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday12 (8.1%)
  • Friday26 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (19%)
  • Sunday10 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.1%)
  • February17 (11%)
  • March8 (5.4%)
  • April11 (7.4%)
  • May8 (5.4%)
  • June11 (7.4%)
  • July11 (7.4%)
  • August8 (5.4%)
  • September11 (7.4%)
  • October18 (12%)
  • November19 (13%)
  • December17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (20%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (68%)
  • Wet or damp46 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph89 (60%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (2%)
  • 60 mph29 (20%)
  • 70 mph14 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway106 (72%)
  • Roundabout19 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (62%)
  • Cyclist23 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (11%)
  • Pedestrian19 (10%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2026 (14%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3536 (19%)
  • 36 to 4525 (13%)
  • 46 to 5523 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (12%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.3%)
  • Over 751 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider128 (68%)
  • Passenger41 (22%)
  • Pedestrian19 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car208 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (8%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Wellingborough in 2015

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2015, with 31 collisions.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2015

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2015: 19, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509193204
2ndA45151811
3rdA5193131500
4thA5128121300
5thB573111402
6thA45007811
7thA671002
8thA5106710
9thA433700
10thB5713400
11thA5081100
12thB5691100
13thB5701200

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2015

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 72.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2015

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2015: 93.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2015

North Northamptonshire recorded 505 collisions in 2015, and 29% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years