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Wellingborough road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2020, and 141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2019 (141), and casualties fell from 173.

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 2020
119
Down 16% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
141
Down 18% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2020

4.2% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2020 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal54.2%
  • Serious3227%
  • Slight8269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal75%
  • Serious3525%
  • Slight9970%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2020 is highlighted, with 119, down 16% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 119
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (16%)
  • Wednesday15 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (13%)
  • Friday19 (16%)
  • Saturday19 (16%)
  • Sunday16 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (10%)
  • February12 (10%)
  • March8 (6.7%)
  • April8 (6.7%)
  • May5 (4.2%)
  • June9 (7.6%)
  • July10 (8.4%)
  • August10 (8.4%)
  • September7 (5.9%)
  • October14 (12%)
  • November9 (7.6%)
  • December15 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight79 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (5%)
  • Other9 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (65%)
  • Wet or damp40 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph65 (55%)
  • 40 mph11 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (20%)
  • 70 mph14 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway89 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (16%)
  • Roundabout8 (6.7%)
  • 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 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant80 (57%)
  • Pedestrian21 (15%)
  • Cyclist20 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (5.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2014 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2518 (13%)
  • 26 to 3525 (18%)
  • 36 to 4529 (21%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 659 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 757 (5%)
  • Over 757 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider97 (69%)
  • Passenger23 (16%)
  • Pedestrian21 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car154 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle10 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2020, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2020

The A45 and A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2020, with 17 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45172403
2ndA509172003
3rdA5128111104
4thB5694401
5thB5734703
6thA45003300
7thA5103401
8thA51933301
9thB5713301
10thA432410
11thB5722200
12thA50931100
13thB5701110

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2020

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 53.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2020

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2020: 75.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2020

North Northamptonshire recorded 393 collisions in 2020, and 30% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2020, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years