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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 604 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2021, and 773 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2020 (493), and casualties rose from 627.

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

Collisions in 2021
604
Up 23% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
773
Up 23% on 2020
Fatal collisions
15
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
22% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2021

2.5% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2021 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.5%
  • Serious13222%
  • Slight45776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious14619%
  • Slight61179%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 604, up 23% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 604
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday106 (18%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday85 (14%)
  • Saturday90 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (5.3%)
  • February38 (6.3%)
  • March39 (6.5%)
  • April44 (7.3%)
  • May44 (7.3%)
  • June54 (8.9%)
  • July48 (7.9%)
  • August61 (10%)
  • September56 (9.3%)
  • October65 (11%)
  • November59 (9.8%)
  • December64 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight410 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds494 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry446 (74%)
  • Wet or damp146 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph307 (51%)
  • 40 mph55 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph29 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph129 (21%)
  • 70 mph67 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (21%)
  • Roundabout50 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (61%)
  • Cyclist79 (10%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant47 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2080 (10%)
  • 21 to 2582 (11%)
  • 26 to 35174 (23%)
  • 36 to 45136 (18%)
  • 46 to 55115 (15%)
  • 56 to 6575 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5%)
  • Over 7521 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider559 (72%)
  • Passenger137 (18%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car822 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes137 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle51 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)20 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 40th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2021

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2021, with 51 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A508 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2021: 58, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5085880210
2ndA43465618
3rdA4500374709
4thM13749112
5thA5324236
6thA428284011
7thA45284605
8thA5095192112
9thA5123181812
10thA5076111304
11thA5199111501
12thA4257802
13thA145801
14thA4225902
15thA45014801
16thB40384400
17thA3613502
18thA51013301
19thB41003510
20thB45253402

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2021

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2021: 281.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2021

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2021: 95.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2021

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2021: 317.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years