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Wellingborough road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough in 2024, and 174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2023 (127), and casualties rose 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 2024
130
Up 2% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
174
Up 1% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wellingborough in 2024

2.3% of collisions in Wellingborough in 2024 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 29% in Wellingborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious2922%
  • Slight9875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious3017%
  • Slight14080%

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 347 in 1980. 2024 is highlighted, with 130, up 2% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 130
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday19 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (13%)
  • Friday26 (20%)
  • Saturday21 (16%)
  • Sunday12 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.5%)
  • February6 (4.6%)
  • March5 (3.8%)
  • April3 (2.3%)
  • May16 (12%)
  • June10 (7.7%)
  • July11 (8.5%)
  • August15 (12%)
  • September15 (12%)
  • October7 (5.4%)
  • November19 (15%)
  • December12 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds93 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (6.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (65%)
  • Wet or damp44 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph67 (52%)
  • 40 mph17 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (25%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (72%)
  • Roundabout15 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wellingborough in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (13%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist7 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2014 (8%)
  • 21 to 2526 (15%)
  • 26 to 3526 (15%)
  • 36 to 4525 (14%)
  • 46 to 5519 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (13%)
  • 66 to 7513 (7.5%)
  • Over 7510 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (67%)
  • Passenger41 (24%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car188 (76%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wellingborough in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Croyland & Swanspool, North Northamptonshire, NN8 4PF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wellingborough in 2024, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wellingborough with the most crashes in 2024

The A509 had the most collisions in Wellingborough in 2024: 18, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wellingborough, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509182603
2ndA45111603
3rdB57391203
4thA51938801
5thA5106901
6thA661000
7thB5716602
8thA45005812
9thA51285501
10thB5693301
11thB5723511
12thA431410
13thB5741100

Towns in Wellingborough: crashes in 2024

Wellingborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 55.

Postcode districts in Wellingborough: crashes in 2024

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wellingborough in 2024: 80.

North Northamptonshire and its former districts in 2024

North Northamptonshire recorded 489 collisions in 2024, and 27% of them were in the old Wellingborough district.

Other former districts in North Northamptonshire

Latest crashes in Wellingborough in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Wellingborough in 2024, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Wellingborough road accidents in other years