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West Northamptonshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 53,355 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025, and 74,124 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,350 were fatal and 13,212 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 770 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (751), and casualties rose from 990 to 1,016.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
53,355
30th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74,124
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,350
2.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
770
Up 3% on 2024

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire

2.5% of collisions in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,3502.5%
  • Serious13,21225%
  • Slight38,79373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,5022%
  • Serious16,73823%
  • Slight55,88475%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. In 2025 there were 770, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 770
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257701,016
2024751990
2023749957
2022747970
2021604773
2020493627
2019649914
2018599805
2017633829
2016748929
20158181,077
20147631,011
2013721943
2012696931
2011725957
2010750995
20098231,069
20089691,287
20079481,264
20061,0321,443
20051,0491,446
20041,1681,666
20031,2011,641
20021,1761,601
20011,1881,614
20001,3091,895
19991,4152,074
19981,4002,014
19971,3131,924
19961,2181,794
19951,2731,801
19941,3081,847
19931,3901,944
19921,3561,902
19911,4412,025
19901,6742,348
19891,8252,664
19881,6162,258
19871,6462,378
19861,5762,237
19851,5852,254
19841,5652,239
19831,5142,079
19821,6282,258
19811,5642,222
19801,5412,154
19791,4282,058

When and where crashes happen in West Northamptonshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,357 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,397 (14%)
  • Wednesday7,583 (14%)
  • Thursday7,848 (15%)
  • Friday9,365 (18%)
  • Saturday7,489 (14%)
  • Sunday6,316 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,132 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,304 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597,315 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597,255 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598,804 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912,826 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598,289 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595,430 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,267 (8%)
  • February3,818 (7.2%)
  • March4,151 (7.8%)
  • April3,923 (7.4%)
  • May4,194 (7.9%)
  • June4,365 (8.2%)
  • July4,512 (8.5%)
  • August4,520 (8.5%)
  • September4,558 (8.5%)
  • October5,124 (9.6%)
  • November5,259 (9.9%)
  • December4,664 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight36,731 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10,043 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4,796 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1,433 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit352 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds41,625 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds7,532 (14%)
  • Fog or mist865 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds734 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds485 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds385 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds87 (0.2%)
  • Other1,010 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded632 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry33,618 (63%)
  • Wet or damp17,824 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1,434 (2.7%)
  • Snow365 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep50 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel30 (0.1%)
  • Mud27 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph17 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph311 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph25,440 (48%)
  • 40 mph3,299 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph1,709 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph15,014 (28%)
  • 70 mph7,556 (14%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway37,453 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway10,693 (20%)
  • Roundabout3,832 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1,184 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded193 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant47,263 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist8,229 (11%)
  • Pedestrian7,621 (10%)
  • Cyclist4,232 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant2,354 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1,715 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,186 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant654 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant489 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant195 (0.3%)
  • Other59 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded127 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,584 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 102,664 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 153,825 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2013,404 (18%)
  • 21 to 2510,508 (14%)
  • 26 to 3515,002 (20%)
  • 36 to 4510,482 (14%)
  • 46 to 557,385 (10%)
  • 56 to 654,764 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 752,749 (3.7%)
  • Over 751,682 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded75 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider45,495 (61%)
  • Passenger21,008 (28%)
  • Pedestrian7,621 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car73,743 (72%)
  • Motorcycle8,330 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6,863 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5,120 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle4,318 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach1,384 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car791 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle667 (0.7%)
  • Minibus378 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)155 (0.2%)
  • Other167 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in West Northamptonshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Northamptonshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 30th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
27thNottingham54,18667,38661510,547
28thBrent53,83364,4744267,666
29thEnfield53,44666,8805477,213
30thWest Northamptonshire (this area)53,35574,1241,35013,212
31stCheshire West and Chester52,65672,6389748,118
32ndLewisham52,29962,5643767,786
33rdDorset51,59174,6861,14710,729

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area is the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire, with 1,414 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 13 of them fatal.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,738, including 164 fatal and 1,275 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM14,7388,1541641,275
2ndA5084,4696,201971,067
3rdA433,9095,8011621,025
4thA453,5844,879106824
5thA45003,1584,06837614
6thA4283,1394,31587732
7thA52,0983,151116672
8thA51231,8592,32821355
9thA3619421,43751314
10thA50959041,11214187
11thA4228341,33134273
12thA507675398415144
13thA5065191925182
14thB452553180525184
15thA1437559618102
16thB526275370766
17thA4508258346869
18thB4038250323162
19thB4036242313164
20thA5101230295154

Towns in West Northamptonshire

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025: 23,207.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025: 7,774.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions from 1979 to 2025: 26,888.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

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