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Wellingborough road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 127 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2023, and 173 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2022 (116), and casualties rose from 146.

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 2023
127
Up 9% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
173
Up 18% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2023

2.4% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2023 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious2822%
  • Slight9676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious2917%
  • Slight14182%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 127, up 9% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 127
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (17%)
  • Tuesday20 (16%)
  • Wednesday15 (12%)
  • Thursday11 (8.7%)
  • Friday27 (21%)
  • Saturday13 (10%)
  • Sunday20 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (9.4%)
  • February9 (7.1%)
  • March14 (11%)
  • April8 (6.3%)
  • May9 (7.1%)
  • June17 (13%)
  • July9 (7.1%)
  • August10 (7.9%)
  • September10 (7.9%)
  • October10 (7.9%)
  • November9 (7.1%)
  • December10 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (72%)
  • Wet or damp33 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph65 (51%)
  • 40 mph11 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph37 (29%)
  • 70 mph12 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (11%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (13%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist7 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (4%)
  • 16 to 2020 (12%)
  • 21 to 2518 (10%)
  • 26 to 3538 (22%)
  • 36 to 4530 (17%)
  • 46 to 5520 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (13%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.5%)
  • Over 753 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (68%)
  • Passenger40 (23%)
  • Pedestrian16 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car182 (75%)
  • Motorcycle21 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2023, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2023

The A509 and A5128 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2023, with 15 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509152513
2ndA5128151816
3rdA45111602
4thB57381101
5thB5716801
6thA45005502
7thA5104501
8thA64410
9thA433601
10thA51932300
11thA5011200
12thB5691100
13thB5701101
14thB5741100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2023

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 56.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2023

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2023: 75.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2023

North Northamptonshire recorded 484 collisions in 2023, and 26% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2023, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2023.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years