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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 818 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2015, and 1,077 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2014 (763), and casualties rose from 1,011.

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

Collisions in 2015
818
Up 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,077
Up 7% on 2014
Fatal collisions
18
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2015

2.2% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious15719%
  • Slight64379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious18317%
  • Slight87581%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 818, up 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 818
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (14%)
  • Tuesday132 (16%)
  • Wednesday127 (16%)
  • Thursday129 (16%)
  • Friday137 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (9.5%)
  • Sunday104 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (9%)
  • February62 (7.6%)
  • March66 (8.1%)
  • April63 (7.7%)
  • May64 (7.8%)
  • June68 (8.3%)
  • July79 (9.7%)
  • August54 (6.6%)
  • September66 (8.1%)
  • October68 (8.3%)
  • November70 (8.6%)
  • December84 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight567 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds688 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry597 (73%)
  • Wet or damp212 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph409 (50%)
  • 40 mph90 (11%)
  • 50 mph47 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph176 (22%)
  • 70 mph73 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway549 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (17%)
  • Roundabout106 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant688 (64%)
  • Pedestrian122 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist80 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant32 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20116 (11%)
  • 21 to 25152 (14%)
  • 26 to 35235 (22%)
  • 36 to 45181 (17%)
  • 46 to 55144 (13%)
  • 56 to 6580 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.9%)
  • Over 7530 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider702 (65%)
  • Passenger253 (23%)
  • Pedestrian122 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,095 (71%)
  • Motorcycle110 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes103 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 38th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2015

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2015, with 69 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A508 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2015: 67, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5086787217
2ndA45005976117
3rdM14768214
4thA54466210
5thA428415607
6thA43415527
7thA45405527
8thA5123283505
9thA5076252915
10thA361151815
11thA5199131702
12thA422121813
13thA5095122001
14thA147902
15thA42561101
16thA42566900
17thB45255600
18thB5265700
19thA51014400
20thA45013300

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2015

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2015: 386.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2015

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2015: 125.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2015

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2015: 432.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years