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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 599 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2018, and 805 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2017 (633), and casualties fell from 829.

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

Collisions in 2018
599
Down 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
805
Down 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
23
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2018

3.8% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.8%
  • Serious9917%
  • Slight47780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243%
  • Serious11915%
  • Slight66282%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 599, down 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 599
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (16%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday106 (18%)
  • Thursday78 (13%)
  • Friday95 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (11%)
  • Sunday76 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (8.7%)
  • February46 (7.7%)
  • March47 (7.8%)
  • April29 (4.8%)
  • May54 (9%)
  • June36 (6%)
  • July57 (9.5%)
  • August40 (6.7%)
  • September62 (10%)
  • October57 (9.5%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December54 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds494 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (75%)
  • Wet or damp140 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph302 (50%)
  • 40 mph55 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph39 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph117 (20%)
  • 70 mph61 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (20%)
  • Roundabout38 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (60%)
  • Pedestrian96 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist73 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant41 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4%)
  • 16 to 2074 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2593 (12%)
  • 26 to 35180 (22%)
  • 36 to 45120 (15%)
  • 46 to 55135 (17%)
  • 56 to 6565 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7544 (5.5%)
  • Over 7528 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider518 (64%)
  • Passenger191 (24%)
  • Pedestrian96 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car838 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 55th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2018

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2018, with 57 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A508 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2018: 57, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5085793110
2ndA4500526125
3rdA428375246
4thA43354316
5thA5123323400
6thM1324937
7thA45273612
8thA5223209
9thA5076223114
10thA5095151602
11thA422101505
12thA5199101000
13thA36181720
14thA1461212
15thA4255602
16thA51014400
17thB40364600
18thA4133602
19thB45253411
20thA45012201

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2018

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2018: 293.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2018

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2018: 107.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2018

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2018: 329.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2018, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years