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Wellingborough road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2016, and 165 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2015 (148), and casualties fell from 188.

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 2016
122
Down 18% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
165
Down 12% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2016

2.5% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.5%
  • Serious2722%
  • Slight9275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious3018%
  • Slight13280%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 122, down 18% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 122
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (11%)
  • Tuesday20 (16%)
  • Wednesday11 (9%)
  • Thursday28 (23%)
  • Friday22 (18%)
  • Saturday16 (13%)
  • Sunday11 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (38%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9%)
  • February11 (9%)
  • March13 (11%)
  • April9 (7.4%)
  • May16 (13%)
  • June9 (7.4%)
  • July9 (7.4%)
  • August4 (3.3%)
  • September13 (11%)
  • October13 (11%)
  • November6 (4.9%)
  • December8 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (9.8%)
  • Other3 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (80%)
  • Wet or damp22 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph72 (59%)
  • 40 mph12 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph32 (26%)
  • 70 mph5 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (81%)
  • Roundabout13 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant110 (67%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)
  • Cyclist15 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1510 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2520 (12%)
  • 26 to 3536 (22%)
  • 36 to 4525 (15%)
  • 46 to 5517 (10%)
  • 56 to 6516 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.5%)
  • Over 756 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider98 (59%)
  • Passenger47 (28%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car183 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle8 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2016, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2016

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2016: 18, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509182823
2ndA5128121303
3rdA5193101301
4thB573101605
5thA4581402
6thB57171001
7thA5105500
8thA64403
9thB5694702
10thA432310
11thA45002300
12thB5722200

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2016

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 63.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2016

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2016: 81.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2016

North Northamptonshire recorded 456 collisions in 2016, and 27% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2016.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years