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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 751 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2024, and 990 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2023 (749), and casualties rose from 957.

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

Collisions in 2024
751
Level with 2023
Casualties in 2024
990
Up 3% on 2023
Fatal collisions
16
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2024

2.1% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2024 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious11716%
  • Slight61882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious13414%
  • Slight84085%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 751, level with 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 751
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (13%)
  • Tuesday115 (15%)
  • Wednesday111 (15%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday139 (19%)
  • Saturday100 (13%)
  • Sunday86 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.8%)
  • February63 (8.4%)
  • March53 (7.1%)
  • April54 (7.2%)
  • May73 (9.7%)
  • June62 (8.3%)
  • July52 (6.9%)
  • August53 (7.1%)
  • September63 (8.4%)
  • October74 (9.9%)
  • November77 (10%)
  • December61 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight508 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds576 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other43 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry508 (68%)
  • Wet or damp227 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph386 (51%)
  • 40 mph49 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph68 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph160 (21%)
  • 70 mph69 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway471 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (20%)
  • Roundabout80 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant646 (65%)
  • Pedestrian108 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20109 (11%)
  • 21 to 2593 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35186 (19%)
  • 36 to 45169 (17%)
  • 46 to 55149 (15%)
  • 56 to 65111 (11%)
  • 66 to 7557 (5.8%)
  • Over 7551 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider662 (67%)
  • Passenger220 (22%)
  • Pedestrian108 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,037 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (4.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)29 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 24th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2024

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2024, with 70 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A508 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2024: 64, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA508648127
2ndA45006078111
3rdA43516514
4thA428404912
5thA45385618
6thM1366414
7thA5314839
8thA5123304305
9thA5076273120
10thA5095212214
11thA361112112
12thA5199111600
13thA1491303
14thB452591303
15thA42271202
16thA4215502
17thB40385500
18thA51014500
19thB40364601
20thA45013300

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2024

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2024: 352.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2024

NN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2024: 122.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2024

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2024: 418.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years