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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 721 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2013, and 943 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2012 (696), and casualties rose from 931.

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

Collisions in 2013
721
Up 4% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
943
Up 1% on 2012
Fatal collisions
16
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2013

2.2% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2013 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious16423%
  • Slight54175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious18019%
  • Slight74679%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 721, up 4% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 721
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (16%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday90 (12%)
  • Friday128 (18%)
  • Saturday88 (12%)
  • Sunday92 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (6.7%)
  • February50 (6.9%)
  • March56 (7.8%)
  • April48 (6.7%)
  • May59 (8.2%)
  • June70 (9.7%)
  • July70 (9.7%)
  • August52 (7.2%)
  • September55 (7.6%)
  • October76 (11%)
  • November69 (9.6%)
  • December68 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight498 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry467 (65%)
  • Wet or damp220 (31%)
  • Snow19 (2.6%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1%)
  • 30 mph328 (45%)
  • 40 mph76 (11%)
  • 50 mph37 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph174 (24%)
  • 70 mph99 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway480 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway154 (21%)
  • Roundabout67 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant627 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (10%)
  • Pedestrian88 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist79 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20107 (11%)
  • 21 to 25139 (15%)
  • 26 to 35200 (21%)
  • 36 to 45156 (17%)
  • 46 to 55131 (14%)
  • 56 to 6578 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7547 (5%)
  • Over 7531 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider654 (69%)
  • Passenger201 (21%)
  • Pedestrian88 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,089 (78%)
  • Motorcycle98 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 43rd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2013

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2013, with 41 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A508 and M1 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2013, with 47 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5084764010
2ndM1477035
3rdA45004353011
4thA434052112
5thA45354903
6thA53449211
7thA428334508
8thA5076243205
9thA5123222803
10thA361162706
11thA5095141414
12thA422111402
13thA5199102214
14thA1491511
15thB452591414
16thB40368802
17thB5266601
18thA4255500
19thB40385501
20thB53855601

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2013

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2013: 276.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2013

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2013: 106.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2013

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2013: 334.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2013, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years