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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,032 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2006, and 1,443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2005 (1,049), and casualties fell from 1,446.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,032
Down 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,443
Level with 2005
Fatal collisions
41
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2006

4% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2006 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal414%
  • Serious17217%
  • Slight81979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal443%
  • Serious19914%
  • Slight1,20083%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,032, down 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (12%)
  • Tuesday143 (14%)
  • Wednesday159 (15%)
  • Thursday156 (15%)
  • Friday197 (19%)
  • Saturday153 (15%)
  • Sunday105 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59147 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.6%)
  • February75 (7.3%)
  • March73 (7.1%)
  • April83 (8%)
  • May80 (7.8%)
  • June88 (8.5%)
  • July92 (8.9%)
  • August84 (8.1%)
  • September92 (8.9%)
  • October86 (8.3%)
  • November96 (9.3%)
  • December94 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight706 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit215 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting101 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds854 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (12%)
  • Fog or mist21 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry736 (71%)
  • Wet or damp280 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1%)
  • 30 mph495 (48%)
  • 40 mph69 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph263 (25%)
  • 70 mph176 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway691 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway203 (20%)
  • Roundabout105 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant984 (68%)
  • Pedestrian139 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist71 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1577 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20207 (14%)
  • 21 to 25195 (14%)
  • 26 to 35315 (22%)
  • 36 to 45243 (17%)
  • 46 to 55153 (11%)
  • 56 to 65102 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.6%)
  • Over 7539 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider937 (65%)
  • Passenger367 (25%)
  • Pedestrian139 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,472 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes132 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle120 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 27th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2006

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2006, with 74 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A508 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2006: 99, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50899136221
2ndA4593123514
3rdM178130414
4thA4500607915
5thA43547109
6thA428456026
7thA5446958
8thA5123283615
9thA14184126
10thA5095151704
11thA361142010
12thA50141905
13thA5076121511
14thA422111502
15thB4525111704
16thB40388901
17thB52671403
18thM4071300
19thB403161211
20thA4255910

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2006

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2006: 445.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2006

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2006: 149.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2006

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2006: 517.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2006, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years