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NN17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,499 road traffic collisions in the NN17 postcode district, North Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 1,022 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 55 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (52).

Collisions since 1979
3,499
1,089th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,464
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
79 people killed
Serious collisions
1,022
1,214 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
55
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
67
Down 12% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NN17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal692%
  • Serious1,02229%
  • Slight2,40869%

What the data shows

  • NN17 had 468 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 8% fewer than the 507 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 31% of collisions in NN17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 712 children under 16 were killed or injured in NN17, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in NN17.

Where NN17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,089th
Most casualties
1,164th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
370th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday470 (13%)
  • Tuesday523 (15%)
  • Wednesday480 (14%)
  • Thursday573 (16%)
  • Friday617 (18%)
  • Saturday473 (14%)
  • Sunday363 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,391 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit847 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting160 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown88 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,748 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway390 (11%)
  • Roundabout321 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph82 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph2,243 (64%)
  • 40 mph589 (17%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph557 (16%)
  • 70 mph13 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,760 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds455 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist57 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other92 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,083 (47%)
  • Pedestrian895 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist573 (13%)
  • Cyclist462 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant177 (4%)
  • Van occupant97 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)59 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NN17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NN17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NN17 peaked at 127 in 1987; 2025 had 55.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 55
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255567
20245276
20234652
20224658
20213851
20203947
20194153
20184551
20175870
20164861
20154352
20143646
20134153
20124555
20114159
20104870
20096995
20086172
20077087
20065367
20056388
20047086
20037996
20026680
20016177
200081111
199981105
199885108
199785119
199676108
19956392
199499124
199389105
199277116
199195114
1990116154
1989118149
1988118156
1987127166
1986100114
1985110125
1984121151
198395113
1982108138
198198112
1980122160
1979121155

Map of recent crashes in NN17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NN17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NN17

The 24 most recent collisions in NN17 happened between 6 August and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NN17

The A427 has the most collisions in NN17, 420 of 3,499 (12%), followed by the A6116 (340).

Collisions in NN17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42742052212124
2ndA61163404419125
3rdA4333756219132
4thA600371108323
5thA60865461011
6thB64814357010
7thA60143400

Council areas covering NN17

Collisions in NN17 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Northamptonshire has 3,494 of 3,499 (99.9%).

Collisions in NN17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Northamptonshire3,4944,457681,021
2ndWest Northamptonshire3401

Town in NN17

Of the 3,499 collisions in NN17, 2,734 (78%) were in Corby.