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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 725 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2011, and 957 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2010 (750), and casualties fell from 995.

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

Collisions in 2011
725
Down 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
957
Down 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2011

1.4% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2011 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious14119%
  • Slight57479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious15817%
  • Slight78882%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 725, down 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 725
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday104 (14%)
  • Wednesday112 (15%)
  • Thursday123 (17%)
  • Friday123 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (12%)
  • Sunday79 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9.1%)
  • February45 (6.2%)
  • March50 (6.9%)
  • April55 (7.6%)
  • May53 (7.3%)
  • June62 (8.6%)
  • July59 (8.1%)
  • August65 (9%)
  • September67 (9.2%)
  • October68 (9.4%)
  • November68 (9.4%)
  • December67 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight492 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds646 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry555 (77%)
  • Wet or damp159 (22%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph391 (54%)
  • 40 mph63 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph143 (20%)
  • 70 mph105 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway530 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (18%)
  • Roundabout45 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant590 (62%)
  • Pedestrian121 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist83 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1551 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20145 (15%)
  • 21 to 25128 (13%)
  • 26 to 35179 (19%)
  • 36 to 45136 (14%)
  • 46 to 55123 (13%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider599 (63%)
  • Passenger237 (25%)
  • Pedestrian121 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,017 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle83 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 53rd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2011

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2011, with 45 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A508 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2011: 54, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5085478012
2ndM15393313
3rdA4500495609
4thA45395605
5thA43385116
6thA5123384809
7thA428273614
8thA5263814
9thA5095222402
10thA5076192201
11thA14111714
12thA422102112
13thA519991402
14thA3618905
15thB452571113
16thM405700
17thB40364401
18thB40384500
19thB5263401
20thA4252200

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2011

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2011: 335.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2011

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2011: 114.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2011

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2011: 404.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2011, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years