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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 749 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2023, and 957 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2022 (747), and casualties fell from 970.

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

Collisions in 2023
749
Level with 2022
Casualties in 2023
957
Down 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
14
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2023

1.9% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2023 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious11115%
  • Slight62483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious12613%
  • Slight81785%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 749, level with 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 749
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (15%)
  • Tuesday113 (15%)
  • Wednesday120 (16%)
  • Thursday112 (15%)
  • Friday119 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8%)
  • February53 (7.1%)
  • March68 (9.1%)
  • April54 (7.2%)
  • May62 (8.3%)
  • June68 (9.1%)
  • July63 (8.4%)
  • August61 (8.1%)
  • September66 (8.8%)
  • October66 (8.8%)
  • November68 (9.1%)
  • December60 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight535 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds607 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry514 (69%)
  • Wet or damp216 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph365 (49%)
  • 40 mph80 (11%)
  • 50 mph54 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph141 (19%)
  • 70 mph90 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway498 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (23%)
  • Roundabout60 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant615 (64%)
  • Pedestrian92 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist77 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20106 (11%)
  • 21 to 25102 (11%)
  • 26 to 35204 (21%)
  • 36 to 45151 (16%)
  • 46 to 55148 (15%)
  • 56 to 65109 (11%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4%)
  • Over 7535 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider673 (70%)
  • Passenger192 (20%)
  • Pedestrian92 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,088 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle80 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (4.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)31 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 25th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2023

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2023, with 51 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A4500 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2023: 57, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45005768112
2ndA43516406
3rdA508496117
4thA4284860015
5thM1436634
6thA45416114
7thA5355535
8thA5123344304
9thA5076273211
10thA361263613
11thA5095212303
12thA14121505
13thB4525121502
14thA519971100
15thA4226600
16thA4255911
17thA45015500
18thA51015501
19thB5264600
20thA4132200

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2023

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2023: 342.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2023

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2023: 133.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2023

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2023: 405.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years