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Blackthorn & Rectory Farm, West Northamptonshire, NN3 8QB area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 235 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm ward, West Northamptonshire, from 2001 to 2025, with 328 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions here, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
235
3,556th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
328
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
6
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the NN3 8QB hotspot

56 of the 235 collisions here (24%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious5323%
  • Slight17976%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
64
Slightly injured
261
All casualties
328

Accidents by year at the NN3 8QB hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 27 in 2001, against an average of 9.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the NN3 8QB hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202433
20231315
2022611
202146
202077
20191321
201844
201755
201688
2015818
2014810
2013812
201211
2011810
2010911
200967
20081417
2007912
20061318
20051423
20041423
20031315
20021420
20012744

Map of crashes at the NN3 8QB hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near NN3 8QB.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Blackthorn & Rectory Farm, West Northamptonshire, NN3 8QB area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the NN3 8QB hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Nearest postcode to the centre
NN3 8QB
Postcode district
NN3
Centre (latitude, longitude)
52.26679, -0.81948
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
5 September 2025
Rank by collisions
3,556th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the NN3 8QB hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A5076, with 58 of 235, followed by the A4500 with 30.

Collisions at the NN3 8QB hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50765892110
2ndA4500305008

Towns near the NN3 8QB hotspot

179 of the 235 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Northampton.

Accident hotspots near NN3 8QB

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Talavera, West Northamptonshire, NN3 8PY area, 1.1 km away, with 124 collisions.

All 235 crashes at the NN3 8QB hotspot

Newest first, from 12 January 2001 to 5 September 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year