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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 763 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2014, and 1,011 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2013 (721), and casualties rose from 943.

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

Collisions in 2014
763
Up 6% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,011
Up 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2014

1.2% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2014 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious17423%
  • Slight58076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious19119%
  • Slight81180%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 763, up 6% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 763
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (15%)
  • Tuesday117 (15%)
  • Wednesday108 (14%)
  • Thursday121 (16%)
  • Friday113 (15%)
  • Saturday90 (12%)
  • Sunday99 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.1%)
  • February61 (8%)
  • March76 (10%)
  • April62 (8.1%)
  • May59 (7.7%)
  • June60 (7.9%)
  • July57 (7.5%)
  • August66 (8.7%)
  • September50 (6.6%)
  • October80 (10%)
  • November78 (10%)
  • December60 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight553 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds601 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (14%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry540 (71%)
  • Wet or damp214 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph382 (50%)
  • 40 mph83 (11%)
  • 50 mph41 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph165 (22%)
  • 70 mph81 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway520 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (18%)
  • Roundabout70 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant631 (62%)
  • Pedestrian122 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (10%)
  • Cyclist90 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2092 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 25132 (13%)
  • 26 to 35222 (22%)
  • 36 to 45173 (17%)
  • 46 to 55142 (14%)
  • 56 to 6573 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7559 (5.8%)
  • Over 7523 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider657 (65%)
  • Passenger232 (23%)
  • Pedestrian122 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,091 (75%)
  • Motorcycle107 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 45th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2014

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2014, with 46 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A508 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2014: 55, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5085576313
2ndA4500546709
3rdM14791114
4thA45435917
5thA43384507
6thA428344218
7thA5123333505
8thA52846010
9thA5095242914
10thA5076212908
11thA361133013
12thA14121501
13thA422101701
14thB403881403
15thB452581101
16thA519971400
17thB41005700
18thA4254501
19thA51014400
20thB40313301

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2014

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2014: 336.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2014

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2014: 107.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2014

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2014: 392.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2014, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years