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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 748 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2016, and 929 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2015 (818), and casualties fell from 1,077.

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

Collisions in 2016
748
Down 9% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
929
Down 14% on 2015
Fatal collisions
16
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2016

2.1% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2016 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious14119%
  • Slight59179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious16918%
  • Slight74480%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 748, down 9% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 748
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday114 (15%)
  • Wednesday106 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday139 (19%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday92 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.8%)
  • February74 (9.9%)
  • March50 (6.7%)
  • April57 (7.6%)
  • May53 (7.1%)
  • June55 (7.4%)
  • July63 (8.4%)
  • August64 (8.6%)
  • September65 (8.7%)
  • October77 (10%)
  • November70 (9.4%)
  • December62 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight543 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds639 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (11%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry551 (74%)
  • Wet or damp184 (25%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph389 (52%)
  • 40 mph74 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph41 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph144 (19%)
  • 70 mph89 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway512 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway151 (20%)
  • Roundabout62 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant557 (60%)
  • Pedestrian124 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist78 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1543 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2088 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35188 (20%)
  • 36 to 45136 (15%)
  • 46 to 55140 (15%)
  • 56 to 6580 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7558 (6.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider629 (68%)
  • Passenger176 (19%)
  • Pedestrian124 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,019 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle80 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 44th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2016

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2016, with 64 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A428 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2016: 57, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA428576709
2ndA5085670010
3rdA4500556406
4thA54154310
5thM1375205
6thA45354415
7thA43344107
8thA5076252905
9thA5123252902
10thA14162916
11thA5199141905
12thA361111210
13thA422101204
14thA5095101601
15thB452581004
16thA4255602
17thA51014400
18thB40314401
19thM404410
20thB5263300

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2016

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2016: 359.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2016

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2016: 125.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2016

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2016: 401.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2016, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years