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West Northamptonshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 770 road traffic collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2025, and 1,016 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2024 (751), and casualties rose from 990.

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

Collisions in 2025
770
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,016
Up 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
15
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Northamptonshire in 2025

1.9% of collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 25% in West Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious14819%
  • Slight60779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious16316%
  • Slight83882%

West Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,825 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 770, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 770
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (16%)
  • Tuesday104 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (12%)
  • Thursday122 (16%)
  • Friday137 (18%)
  • Saturday103 (13%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59205 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.9%)
  • February51 (6.6%)
  • March55 (7.1%)
  • April59 (7.7%)
  • May67 (8.7%)
  • June73 (9.5%)
  • July63 (8.2%)
  • August65 (8.4%)
  • September77 (10%)
  • October56 (7.3%)
  • November73 (9.5%)
  • December70 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight554 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds623 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry557 (72%)
  • Wet or damp195 (25%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph409 (53%)
  • 40 mph76 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph51 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph143 (19%)
  • 70 mph74 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway497 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (17%)
  • Roundabout121 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant629 (62%)
  • Pedestrian113 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist49 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20134 (13%)
  • 21 to 2590 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 35177 (17%)
  • 36 to 45184 (18%)
  • 46 to 55144 (14%)
  • 56 to 6591 (9%)
  • 66 to 7558 (5.7%)
  • Over 7546 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider665 (65%)
  • Passenger238 (23%)
  • Pedestrian113 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,010 (71%)
  • Motorcycle103 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (3.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)36 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Northamptonshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, West Northamptonshire had the 18th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in West Northamptonshire in 2025

Castle, West Northamptonshire, NN1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Northamptonshire in 2025, with 45 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A508 had the most collisions in West Northamptonshire in 2025: 57, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Northamptonshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5085770012
2ndA45005265210
3rdA454771212
4thA428446114
5thA434355010
6thA5123374206
7thM1354934
8thA5273927
9thA5076273505
10thA5095161603
11thA14131924
12thA361121813
13thB4525121503
14thA5101111201
15thA5199101503
16thA42281002
17thB5265702
18thA4254700
19thB40364601
20thA45013502

Towns in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2025

Northampton had the most collisions of any town in West Northamptonshire in 2025: 378.

Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire: crashes in 2025

NN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Northamptonshire in 2025: 127.

Former districts in West Northamptonshire in 2025

West Northamptonshire now covers 3 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Northampton had the most collisions in 2025: 449.

Latest crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in West Northamptonshire in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

West Northamptonshire road accidents in other years