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Wellingborough road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 141 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2019, and 173 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2018 (147), and casualties fell from 202.

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 2019
141
Down 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
173
Down 14% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2019

2.8% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.8%
  • Serious2820%
  • Slight10977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious3218%
  • Slight13779%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2019 is highlighted, with 141, down 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 141
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (18%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday24 (17%)
  • Saturday13 (9.2%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.7%)
  • February15 (11%)
  • March11 (7.8%)
  • April8 (5.7%)
  • May6 (4.3%)
  • June12 (8.5%)
  • July12 (8.5%)
  • August13 (9.2%)
  • September17 (12%)
  • October12 (8.5%)
  • November12 (8.5%)
  • December15 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (9.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other9 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (68%)
  • Wet or damp45 (32%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (5.7%)
  • 30 mph74 (52%)
  • 40 mph14 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph38 (27%)
  • 70 mph6 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (57%)
  • Pedestrian22 (13%)
  • Cyclist21 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (4%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2010 (5.8%)
  • 21 to 2521 (12%)
  • 26 to 3537 (21%)
  • 36 to 4529 (17%)
  • 46 to 5524 (14%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (5.2%)
  • Over 7510 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider119 (69%)
  • Passenger32 (18%)
  • Pedestrian22 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car206 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle19 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2019, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2019

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2019: 15, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509151713
2ndB573121403
3rdA45101013
4thA512891000
5thA51937800
6thB56971100
7thA5105502
8thA433402
9thA45003501
10thA63301
11thB5712201
12thB5722200
13thB5742201

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2019

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 59.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2019

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2019: 83.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2019

North Northamptonshire recorded 464 collisions in 2019, and 30% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2019.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years