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Wellingborough road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 109 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2021, and 143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2020 (119), 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 2021
109
Down 8% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
143
Up 1% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2021

0.9% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2021 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious3028%
  • Slight7872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3424%
  • Slight10876%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 109, down 8% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 109
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday17 (16%)
  • Wednesday22 (20%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday22 (20%)
  • Saturday14 (13%)
  • Sunday8 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.3%)
  • February1 (0.9%)
  • March7 (6.4%)
  • April7 (6.4%)
  • May13 (12%)
  • June12 (11%)
  • July15 (14%)
  • August5 (4.6%)
  • September7 (6.4%)
  • October10 (9.2%)
  • November16 (15%)
  • December7 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight78 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.8%)
  • Other14 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry81 (74%)
  • Wet or damp25 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph56 (51%)
  • 40 mph10 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (22%)
  • 70 mph12 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway86 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (13%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant93 (65%)
  • Pedestrian18 (13%)
  • Cyclist13 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2010 (7%)
  • 21 to 2511 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3524 (17%)
  • 36 to 4529 (20%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (13%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (69%)
  • Passenger26 (18%)
  • Pedestrian18 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car148 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle7 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2021, with 17 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2021

The A45 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2021: 15, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45151802
2ndA509132505
3rdA512891311
4thB5737702
5thA51936700
6thA45003501
7thA63300
8thB5713400
9thA5101101
10thB5091101
11thB5691100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2021

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 54.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2021

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2021: 76.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2021

North Northamptonshire recorded 423 collisions in 2021, and 26% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2021, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2021.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years