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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 633 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2017, and 829 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2016 (748), and casualties fell from 929.

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

Collisions in 2017
633
Down 15% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
829
Down 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
32
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2017

5.1% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal325.1%
  • Serious11418%
  • Slight48777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal364.3%
  • Serious13616%
  • Slight65779%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 633, down 15% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 633
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday111 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.3%)
  • February41 (6.5%)
  • March54 (8.5%)
  • April56 (8.8%)
  • May53 (8.4%)
  • June47 (7.4%)
  • July57 (9%)
  • August71 (11%)
  • September51 (8.1%)
  • October51 (8.1%)
  • November61 (9.6%)
  • December51 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds547 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (10%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry479 (76%)
  • Wet or damp144 (23%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph324 (51%)
  • 40 mph51 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph29 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph146 (23%)
  • 70 mph71 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway413 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (21%)
  • Roundabout66 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant504 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (11%)
  • Pedestrian91 (11%)
  • Cyclist60 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant40 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4%)
  • 16 to 20111 (13%)
  • 21 to 2592 (11%)
  • 26 to 35163 (20%)
  • 36 to 45138 (17%)
  • 46 to 55111 (13%)
  • 56 to 6588 (11%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.7%)
  • Over 7514 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider565 (68%)
  • Passenger173 (21%)
  • Pedestrian91 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car870 (71%)
  • Motorcycle98 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 55th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2017

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2017, with 52 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A428 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2017: 53, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4285368213
2ndA508415522
3rdA4500374208
4thA45364617
5thM1345035
6thA433347110
7thA5123334124
8thA5284545
9thA5076162002
10thA5095141512
11thA5199132411
12thA361101114
13thA1491210
14thA45016700
15thB45255701
16thB40364400
17thA4133611
18thA4223600
19thM403811
20thA4252611

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2017

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2017: 293.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2017

NN1 and NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2017, with 102 each.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2017

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2017: 333.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2017, 4 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years