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NN16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,592 road traffic collisions in the NN16 postcode district, North Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 863 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 52 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (49).

Collisions since 1979
3,592
1,041st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,525
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
50 people killed
Serious collisions
863
972 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
52
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
65
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NN16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal461.3%
  • Serious86324%
  • Slight2,68375%

What the data shows

  • NN16 had 457 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 640 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in NN16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 609 children under 16 were killed or injured in NN16, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in NN16.

Where NN16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,041st
Most casualties
1,149th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
603rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday520 (14%)
  • Tuesday526 (15%)
  • Wednesday531 (15%)
  • Thursday500 (14%)
  • Friday640 (18%)
  • Saturday518 (14%)
  • Sunday357 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,563 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit812 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown101 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,747 (76%)
  • Roundabout317 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road260 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway253 (7%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph2,837 (79%)
  • 40 mph180 (5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph335 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph206 (5.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,863 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds485 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds56 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist46 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other65 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,349 (52%)
  • Pedestrian860 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist697 (15%)
  • Cyclist382 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant91 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NN16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NN16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NN16 peaked at 122 in 1979; 2025 had 52.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 52
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255265
20244963
20234966
20224550
20214359
20202840
20194855
20183950
20175769
20164756
20155969
20145872
20134962
20125576
20116886
201078103
20097486
20085562
200779105
20066579
200583107
200487108
200370104
20027696
20015873
20006580
199978100
19986984
19977899
199693132
199587117
199487111
19937586
19928099
19918297
1990105123
1989104135
1988110140
1987113132
1986111148
1985116144
1984118133
198399119
1982121159
198188115
1980120145
1979122166

Map of recent crashes in NN16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NN16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NN16

The 24 most recent collisions in NN16 happened between 10 July and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NN16

The A4300 has the most collisions in NN16, 658 of 3,592 (18%), followed by the A43 (475).

Collisions in NN16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43006588359134
2ndA4347562612117
3rdA6900388471384
4thA6003311395372
5thA6222310474
6thA14135184121
7thA60985169015
8thA69101004
9thA60137700
10thA6045600
11thA60333401

Council area for NN16

NN16 is in North Northamptonshire, where police recorded 36,605 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NN16 accounts for 9.8% of them.

Towns in NN16

Collisions in NN16 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Kettering (2,916) and Thrapston (10).