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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 969 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2008, and 1,287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 209 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2007 (948), and casualties rose from 1,264.

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

Collisions in 2008
969
Up 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,287
Up 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
14
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
209
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2008

1.4% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2008 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious20922%
  • Slight74677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious24119%
  • Slight1,03280%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 969, up 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (15%)
  • Tuesday143 (15%)
  • Wednesday127 (13%)
  • Thursday130 (13%)
  • Friday174 (18%)
  • Saturday135 (14%)
  • Sunday110 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (8.7%)
  • February92 (9.5%)
  • March97 (10%)
  • April70 (7.2%)
  • May65 (6.7%)
  • June73 (7.5%)
  • July85 (8.8%)
  • August76 (7.8%)
  • September90 (9.3%)
  • October79 (8.2%)
  • November78 (8%)
  • December80 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight645 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds785 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (17%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry649 (67%)
  • Wet or damp290 (30%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph453 (47%)
  • 40 mph83 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph263 (27%)
  • 70 mph145 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway686 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway192 (20%)
  • Roundabout67 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant871 (68%)
  • Pedestrian127 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist72 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant40 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1573 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20223 (17%)
  • 21 to 25153 (12%)
  • 26 to 35254 (20%)
  • 36 to 45236 (18%)
  • 46 to 55142 (11%)
  • 56 to 6595 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7537 (2.9%)
  • Over 7525 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider820 (64%)
  • Passenger340 (26%)
  • Pedestrian127 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,383 (76%)
  • Motorcycle119 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 29th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2008

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2008, with 59 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A4500 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2008: 69, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45006986018
2ndM16793111
3rdA456696314
4thA5086187214
5thA5123486309
6thA434766011
7thA4284469111
8thA53541111
9thA361182816
10thA5199162604
11thA14142812
12thA422141703
13thA5095141703
14thB4038111603
15thA5076101302
16thB452581101
17thA51016601
18thB40365500
19thM405601
20thA45014400

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2008

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2008: 406.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2008

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2008: 144.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2008

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2008: 481.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2008, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years