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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 750 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2010, and 995 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2009 (823), and casualties fell from 1,069.

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

Collisions in 2010
750
Down 9% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
995
Down 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2010

1.5% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2010 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious15020%
  • Slight58979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious16416%
  • Slight82082%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 750, down 9% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 750
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (13%)
  • Tuesday121 (16%)
  • Wednesday129 (17%)
  • Thursday100 (13%)
  • Friday116 (15%)
  • Saturday104 (14%)
  • Sunday85 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (6.4%)
  • February61 (8.1%)
  • March60 (8%)
  • April64 (8.5%)
  • May64 (8.5%)
  • June72 (9.6%)
  • July62 (8.3%)
  • August66 (8.8%)
  • September50 (6.7%)
  • October68 (9.1%)
  • November74 (9.9%)
  • December61 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight514 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds616 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry475 (63%)
  • Wet or damp216 (29%)
  • Frost or ice35 (4.7%)
  • Snow24 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph344 (46%)
  • 40 mph67 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph22 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph176 (23%)
  • 70 mph139 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway530 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (21%)
  • Roundabout36 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant640 (64%)
  • Pedestrian115 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist57 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4%)
  • 16 to 20151 (15%)
  • 21 to 25149 (15%)
  • 26 to 35197 (20%)
  • 36 to 45174 (17%)
  • 46 to 55119 (12%)
  • 56 to 6575 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.8%)
  • Over 7528 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider651 (65%)
  • Passenger229 (23%)
  • Pedestrian115 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,080 (74%)
  • Motorcycle89 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes86 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 48th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2010

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2010, with 58 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2010

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2010: 71, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM171111113
2ndA508588319
3rdA4500516808
4thA43435117
5thA428385305
6thA45365705
7thA5076293014
8thA5263407
9thA5123232703
10thA14162803
11thA361162414
12thA5095151803
13thA422122011
14thA519991203
15thB40365700
16thB45254702
17thB5264400
18thA4253400
19thB40383302
20thA5092200

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2010

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2010: 321.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2010

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2010: 104.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2010

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2010: 379.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years