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NN5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,844 road traffic collisions in the NN5 postcode district, West Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,822 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 58 were fatal and 853 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 65 collisions, up 48% on 2024 (44).

Collisions since 1979
3,844
947th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,822
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
58
59 people killed
Serious collisions
853
975 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
65
Up 48% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
78
Up 50% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NN5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal581.5%
  • Serious85322%
  • Slight2,93376%

What the data shows

  • NN5 had 519 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 8% fewer than the 564 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in NN5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 737 children under 16 were killed or injured in NN5, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in NN5.

Where NN5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
947th
Most casualties
1,054th
Most fatal collisions
978th
Most serious collisions
625th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday492 (13%)
  • Tuesday570 (15%)
  • Wednesday590 (15%)
  • Thursday572 (15%)
  • Friday681 (18%)
  • Saturday567 (15%)
  • Sunday372 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,659 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit976 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown125 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,007 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway455 (12%)
  • Roundabout334 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph22 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph2,966 (77%)
  • 40 mph516 (13%)
  • 50 mph26 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph165 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph146 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,064 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds523 (14%)
  • Fog or mist45 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other76 (2%)
  • Not recorded38 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,517 (52%)
  • Pedestrian826 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist694 (14%)
  • Cyclist512 (11%)
  • Van occupant100 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NN5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NN5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NN5 peaked at 139 in 1989; 2025 had 65.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 65
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256578
20244452
20236269
20226783
20215166
20203948
20194969
20183948
20174556
20165870
20156478
20145972
20134653
20124960
20114862
20105774
20095670
20086373
20076069
20066277
20056587
200481101
20036883
20027793
200189117
200099126
199993121
199896133
199796127
1996114154
1995120162
1994114144
1993104125
199299124
199198138
1990123158
1989139183
1988129162
1987113140
198689109
198598116
1984111135
198393111
1982129142
1981101132
1980118144
1979105128

Map of recent crashes in NN5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NN5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NN5

The 24 most recent collisions in NN5 happened between 6 August and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NN5

The A428 has the most collisions in NN5, 982 of 3,844 (26%), followed by the A4500 (651).

Collisions in NN5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4289821,30124233
2ndA45006518127115
3rdA45334439586
4thA5076314205
5thA434581003

Council area for NN5

NN5 is in West Northamptonshire, where police recorded 53,355 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NN5 accounts for 7.2% of them.

Town in NN5

Of the 3,844 collisions in NN5, 3,238 (84%) were in Northampton.