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Wellingborough road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2017, and 141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (122), and casualties fell from 165.

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 2017
107
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
141
Down 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2017

2.8% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.8%
  • Serious1817%
  • Slight8680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious2014%
  • Slight11884%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 107, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 107
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (21%)
  • Tuesday17 (16%)
  • Wednesday15 (14%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday17 (16%)
  • Saturday8 (7.5%)
  • Sunday13 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597 (6.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.4%)
  • February8 (7.5%)
  • March8 (7.5%)
  • April9 (8.4%)
  • May9 (8.4%)
  • June10 (9.3%)
  • July5 (4.7%)
  • August10 (9.3%)
  • September8 (7.5%)
  • October9 (8.4%)
  • November14 (13%)
  • December8 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight72 (67%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds90 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (12%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry74 (69%)
  • Wet or damp31 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (7.5%)
  • 30 mph54 (50%)
  • 40 mph7 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph30 (28%)
  • 70 mph8 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway82 (77%)
  • Roundabout10 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant85 (60%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2016 (11%)
  • 21 to 259 (6.4%)
  • 26 to 3535 (25%)
  • 36 to 4525 (18%)
  • 46 to 5516 (11%)
  • 56 to 6510 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 752 (1.4%)
  • Over 756 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider87 (62%)
  • Passenger34 (24%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car144 (76%)
  • Motorcycle13 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2017, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2017

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2017: 14, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509142313
2ndA45101714
3rdB573101702
4thA51289910
5thA51936701
6thB5715800
7thA45002200
8thA5102200
9thA62201
10thB5692201
11thA431100
12thA50931200
13thB5721100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2017

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 50.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2017

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2017: 74.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2017

North Northamptonshire recorded 435 collisions in 2017, and 25% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2017.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years