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NN10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,282 road traffic collisions in the NN10 postcode district, North Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,118 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 55 were fatal and 880 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 49 collisions, up 20% on 2024 (41).

Collisions since 1979
3,282
1,196th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,118
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
55
60 people killed
Serious collisions
880
1,015 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
49
Up 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Up 30% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NN10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal551.7%
  • Serious88027%
  • Slight2,34772%

What the data shows

  • NN10 had 410 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 515 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in NN10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 671 children under 16 were killed or injured in NN10, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in NN10.

Where NN10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,196th
Most casualties
1,275th
Most fatal collisions
1,050th
Most serious collisions
574th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday441 (13%)
  • Tuesday455 (14%)
  • Wednesday472 (14%)
  • Thursday465 (14%)
  • Friday592 (18%)
  • Saturday504 (15%)
  • Sunday353 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,318 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit693 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting143 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown104 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,620 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road287 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout230 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph2,417 (74%)
  • 40 mph136 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph21 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph531 (16%)
  • 70 mph149 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,595 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds422 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds60 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist37 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other89 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,128 (52%)
  • Pedestrian750 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist691 (17%)
  • Cyclist376 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant88 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NN10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NN10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NN10 peaked at 130 in 1982; 2025 had 49.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 49
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254960
20244146
20234249
20224963
20213041
20204144
20194355
20183541
20173640
20164456
20154654
20145061
20135273
20124455
20114355
20102940
20095569
20086986
20076381
20066475
200575101
20046786
20036895
20026891
20017192
200093116
199989125
19986994
19976781
19966682
19956085
19947591
199390113
199282102
199182100
199094117
198979103
198886106
1987103125
1986115140
1985128149
1984116148
198392126
1982130162
198194106
198099116
197999122

Map of recent crashes in NN10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NN10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NN10

The 24 most recent collisions in NN10 happened between 23 May and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NN10

The A6 has the most collisions in NN10, 991 of 3,282 (30%), followed by the A5001 (417).

Collisions in NN10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69911,25320291
2ndA50014175209104
3rdA452873911186
4thB569229276364
5thA5028149178236
6thB6455783214
7thA5006354707
8thA605131704
9thA45003400

Council areas covering NN10

Collisions in NN10 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Northamptonshire has 3,194 of 3,282 (97%).

Collisions in NN10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Northamptonshire3,1943,99054863
2ndBedford83123117
3rdWest Northamptonshire3300

Towns in NN10

Collisions in NN10 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Rushden (2,162) and Higham Ferrers (424).