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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 696 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2012, and 931 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (725), and casualties fell from 957.

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

Collisions in 2012
696
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
931
Down 3% on 2011
Fatal collisions
21
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2012

3% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2012 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213%
  • Serious16724%
  • Slight50873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious19821%
  • Slight71276%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 696, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 696
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (15%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (13%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday106 (15%)
  • Saturday96 (14%)
  • Sunday93 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.2%)
  • February56 (8%)
  • March52 (7.5%)
  • April43 (6.2%)
  • May67 (9.6%)
  • June50 (7.2%)
  • July68 (9.8%)
  • August55 (7.9%)
  • September68 (9.8%)
  • October49 (7%)
  • November67 (9.6%)
  • December64 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight497 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds555 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (16%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry454 (65%)
  • Wet or damp219 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph340 (49%)
  • 40 mph61 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph163 (23%)
  • 70 mph99 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway496 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (17%)
  • Roundabout68 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant589 (63%)
  • Pedestrian111 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist71 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5%)
  • 16 to 20128 (14%)
  • 21 to 25123 (13%)
  • 26 to 35168 (18%)
  • 36 to 45140 (15%)
  • 46 to 55116 (12%)
  • 56 to 6574 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.5%)
  • Over 7532 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider600 (64%)
  • Passenger220 (24%)
  • Pedestrian111 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car979 (74%)
  • Motorcycle93 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 48th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2012

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2012, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2012

The M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2012: 54, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM15483211
2ndA508425609
3rdA54164410
4thA428384419
5thA4500384509
6thA43335118
7thA452940410
8thA5123283205
9thA5076222805
10thA361121713
11thA5095121401
12thA422113109
13thB403691301
14thA147912
15thA51997902
16thB5266601
17thB452551001
18thA42563301
19thA4252200
20thA45012200

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2012

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2012: 286.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2012

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2012: 100.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2012

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2012: 326.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2012, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years