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Wellingborough road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2018, and 202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 37% on 2017 (107), 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 2018
147
Up 37% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
202
Up 43% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2018

0.7% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2718%
  • Slight11981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3316%
  • Slight16883%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 147, up 37% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 147
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (18%)
  • Thursday30 (20%)
  • Friday25 (17%)
  • Saturday13 (8.8%)
  • Sunday13 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (8.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.1%)
  • February12 (8.2%)
  • March11 (7.5%)
  • April10 (6.8%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June5 (3.4%)
  • July12 (8.2%)
  • August11 (7.5%)
  • September14 (9.5%)
  • October14 (9.5%)
  • November23 (16%)
  • December10 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (6.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (71%)
  • Wet or damp39 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2%)
  • 30 mph74 (50%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph38 (26%)
  • 70 mph19 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (15%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (59%)
  • Pedestrian29 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2022 (11%)
  • 21 to 2523 (11%)
  • 26 to 3547 (23%)
  • 36 to 4530 (15%)
  • 46 to 5525 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.4%)
  • Over 752 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider131 (65%)
  • Passenger42 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car202 (70%)
  • Motorcycle24 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2018, with 25 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2018

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2018: 23, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509232901
2ndA45183107
3rdA5128141603
4thA519391400
5thB57391201
6thB56961101
7thA5105601
8thA64702
9thA45003601
10thB5713401
11thA432200
12thB4712300
13thB5722301

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2018

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 61.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2018

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2018: 94.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2018

North Northamptonshire recorded 442 collisions in 2018, and 33% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years