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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 649 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2019, and 914 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2018 (599), and casualties rose from 805.

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

Collisions in 2019
649
Up 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
914
Up 14% on 2018
Fatal collisions
28
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2019

4.3% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2019 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal284.3%
  • Serious15524%
  • Slight46672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal313.4%
  • Serious18520%
  • Slight69876%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 649, up 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 649
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (15%)
  • Tuesday101 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (16%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6%)
  • February44 (6.8%)
  • March46 (7.1%)
  • April47 (7.2%)
  • May47 (7.2%)
  • June52 (8%)
  • July55 (8.5%)
  • August59 (9.1%)
  • September64 (9.9%)
  • October51 (7.9%)
  • November79 (12%)
  • December66 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds464 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other44 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry424 (65%)
  • Wet or damp217 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph312 (48%)
  • 40 mph76 (12%)
  • 50 mph46 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph130 (20%)
  • 70 mph65 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (19%)
  • Roundabout53 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant616 (67%)
  • Pedestrian91 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist64 (7%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4%)
  • 16 to 2098 (11%)
  • 21 to 25106 (12%)
  • 26 to 35209 (23%)
  • 36 to 45147 (16%)
  • 46 to 55131 (14%)
  • 56 to 6582 (9%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.4%)
  • Over 7525 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider582 (64%)
  • Passenger241 (26%)
  • Pedestrian91 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car941 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle77 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 44th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2019

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2019, with 50 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A43 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2019: 54, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA435484211
2ndA4500517026
3rdA508486918
4thA428446027
5thA453966410
6thA51233138310
7thA5274519
8thA5076232705
9thM1203134
10thA5095192104
11thA422111523
12thA1491324
13thA36191220
14thA45017700
15thA519961603
16thB45253801
17thB5263402
18thA4132301
19thB40362200
20thB41002301

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2019

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2019: 307.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2019

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2019: 109.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2019

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2019: 356.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years