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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 948 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2007, and 1,264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 202 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (1,032), and casualties fell from 1,443.

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

Collisions in 2007
948
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,264
Down 12% on 2006
Fatal collisions
25
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
202
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2007

2.6% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2007 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.6%
  • Serious20221%
  • Slight72176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262.1%
  • Serious23218%
  • Slight1,00680%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 948, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (14%)
  • Tuesday149 (16%)
  • Wednesday130 (14%)
  • Thursday151 (16%)
  • Friday154 (16%)
  • Saturday115 (12%)
  • Sunday112 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59150 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January100 (11%)
  • February58 (6.1%)
  • March57 (6%)
  • April51 (5.4%)
  • May68 (7.2%)
  • June91 (9.6%)
  • July88 (9.3%)
  • August55 (5.8%)
  • September71 (7.5%)
  • October107 (11%)
  • November112 (12%)
  • December90 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight623 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit193 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting99 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds766 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (14%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry635 (67%)
  • Wet or damp283 (30%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph413 (44%)
  • 40 mph84 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph271 (29%)
  • 70 mph159 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway610 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway207 (22%)
  • Roundabout100 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant897 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (9%)
  • Pedestrian97 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist64 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20233 (18%)
  • 21 to 25171 (14%)
  • 26 to 35273 (22%)
  • 36 to 45208 (16%)
  • 46 to 55140 (11%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.2%)
  • Over 7529 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider825 (65%)
  • Passenger342 (27%)
  • Pedestrian97 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,418 (78%)
  • Motorcycle113 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes108 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 31st most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2007

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2007, with 58 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2007

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2007: 77, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM177132315
2ndA50876104015
3rdA436387225
4thA4500608108
5thA455770214
6thA428364548
7thA53343211
8thA5123253204
9thA5076222804
10thA5095212701
11thA14173005
12thA361172007
13thA422121716
14thA5199101303
15thB452581211
16thM4071401
17thA4134500
18thA4253300
19thB40313400
20thB5263301

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2007

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2007: 376.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2007

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2007: 145.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2007

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2007: 465.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2007, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years