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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,168 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2004, and 1,666 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 215 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (1,201), and casualties rose from 1,641.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 53,355 collisions in West Northamptonshire.

Collisions in 2004
1,168
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,666
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
27
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
215
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2004

2.3% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2004 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272.3%
  • Serious21518%
  • Slight92679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal281.7%
  • Serious26816%
  • Slight1,37082%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,168, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 in 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (13%)
  • Tuesday175 (15%)
  • Wednesday179 (15%)
  • Thursday172 (15%)
  • Friday202 (17%)
  • Saturday162 (14%)
  • Sunday128 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59141 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59164 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59290 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (8.3%)
  • February68 (5.8%)
  • March98 (8.4%)
  • April102 (8.7%)
  • May100 (8.6%)
  • June95 (8.1%)
  • July77 (6.6%)
  • August93 (8%)
  • September93 (8%)
  • October116 (9.9%)
  • November117 (10%)
  • December112 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight800 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting116 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds943 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry737 (63%)
  • Wet or damp374 (32%)
  • Frost or ice30 (2.6%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (0.9%)
  • Snow10 (0.9%)
  • Mud5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph546 (47%)
  • 40 mph72 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph323 (28%)
  • 70 mph202 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway801 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway210 (18%)
  • Roundabout136 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,106 (66%)
  • Pedestrian156 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist76 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant64 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1045 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15105 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20265 (16%)
  • 21 to 25211 (13%)
  • 26 to 35345 (21%)
  • 36 to 45276 (17%)
  • 46 to 55160 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 65129 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.1%)
  • Over 7551 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,048 (63%)
  • Passenger462 (28%)
  • Pedestrian156 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,659 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes173 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes136 (6%)
  • Motorcycle134 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle38 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How West Northamptonshire ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 26th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2004

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2004, with 70 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2004

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2004: 116, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1116199317
2ndA50897143317
3rdA4582118012
4thA45007195014
5thA428678509
6thA436395215
7thA53851214
8thA5123364706
9thA5076243321
10thA422202708
11thA5095192002
12thA50182613
13thA14141803
14thB4525131512
15thA361111402
16thB52681302
17thA450171101
18thB40367801
19thA4256810
20thM4061101

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2004

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2004: 475.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2004

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2004: 161.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2004

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2004: 582.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2004, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years