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NN8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,238 road traffic collisions in the NN8 postcode district, North Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,842 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 88 were fatal and 1,616 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 101 collisions, up 26% on 2024 (80).

Collisions since 1979
6,238
288th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,842
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
88
94 people killed
Serious collisions
1,616
1,871 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
101
Up 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
116
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NN8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal881.4%
  • Serious1,61626%
  • Slight4,53473%

What the data shows

  • NN8 had 814 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 970 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in NN8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,295 children under 16 were killed or injured in NN8, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in NN8.

Where NN8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
288th
Most casualties
336th
Most fatal collisions
404th
Most serious collisions
62nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday914 (15%)
  • Tuesday907 (15%)
  • Wednesday985 (16%)
  • Thursday891 (14%)
  • Friday1,108 (18%)
  • Saturday853 (14%)
  • Sunday580 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,457 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,359 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting230 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown156 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,923 (79%)
  • Roundabout491 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway438 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road364 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph72 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph4,487 (72%)
  • 40 mph446 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph42 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph864 (14%)
  • 70 mph326 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,911 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds902 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds82 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist77 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.1%)
  • Other129 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded44 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,204 (54%)
  • Pedestrian1,366 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist1,179 (15%)
  • Cyclist652 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant129 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant97 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)72 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NN8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NN8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NN8 peaked at 218 in 1980; 2025 had 101.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 101
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025101116
20248099
20237599
20227487
20217793
20207586
20198395
201894120
20177496
201681101
201593115
201490112
20137595
20127892
201194119
201095114
200987119
2008106138
2007127181
2006125159
2005119151
2004128179
2003130172
2002126170
2001131183
2000134188
1999178237
1998170225
1997167226
1996153195
1995144177
1994173208
1993145172
1992138163
1991169203
1990176219
1989201247
1988191239
1987189232
1986175213
1985177209
1984174210
1983141168
1982193233
1981199243
1980218283
1979215261

Map of recent crashes in NN8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NN8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NN8

The 24 most recent collisions in NN8 happened between 9 October and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NN8

The A509 has the most collisions in NN8, 723 of 6,238 (12%), followed by the A510 (543).

Collisions in NN8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50972394712186
2ndA51054374413174
3rdA4553272811163
4thA512853264110100
5thA5193481585287
6thB5713925105118
7thB573329445790
8thB572124142229
9thA4500118164230
10thB5703401

Council areas covering NN8

Collisions in NN8 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Northamptonshire has 6,234 of 6,238 (99.9%).

Collisions in NN8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Northamptonshire6,2347,838881,616
2ndWest Northamptonshire4400

Town in NN8

Of the 6,238 collisions in NN8, 4,672 (75%) were in Wellingborough.