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NN9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,904 road traffic collisions in the NN9 postcode district, North Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,086 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 97 were fatal and 947 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 48 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (42).

Collisions since 1979
2,904
1,349th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,086
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
97
105 people killed
Serious collisions
947
1,244 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
48
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
57
Up 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NN9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal973.3%
  • Serious94733%
  • Slight1,86064%

What the data shows

  • NN9 had 352 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 458 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 36% of collisions in NN9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 501 children under 16 were killed or injured in NN9, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in NN9.

Where NN9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,349th
Most casualties
1,286th
Most fatal collisions
299th
Most serious collisions
469th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday398 (14%)
  • Tuesday398 (14%)
  • Wednesday415 (14%)
  • Thursday423 (15%)
  • Friday491 (17%)
  • Saturday426 (15%)
  • Sunday353 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,034 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit418 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting356 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown72 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,571 (89%)
  • Roundabout237 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,223 (42%)
  • 40 mph199 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1,388 (48%)
  • 70 mph65 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,291 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds381 (13%)
  • Fog or mist58 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other54 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,621 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist604 (15%)
  • Pedestrian376 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist233 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant135 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)75 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NN9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NN9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NN9 peaked at 106 in 1987; 2025 had 48.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 48
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254857
20244256
20233452
20223541
20213346
20202528
20193545
20184160
20172529
20163451
20154058
20142938
20133958
20123444
20113239
20104871
20095875
20085571
20076391
20066076
20056496
20045577
20036184
20027197
200178109
200069101
199982115
19985678
199775115
19966596
19956897
199474105
19936097
19926492
199171105
199072102
198998146
198890133
1987106142
198693131
198595128
198493124
198385122
1982104147
198189137
198080108
197976116

Map of recent crashes in NN9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NN9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NN9

The 24 most recent collisions in NN9 happened between 29 August and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NN9

The A6 has the most collisions in NN9, 533 of 2,904 (18%), followed by the A45 (304).

Collisions in NN9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA653378318163
2ndA453044451586
3rdB663273365693
4thA509265437589
5thA510213299681
6thB571204273365
7thA605158219472
8thB6451041571139
9thB53485564215
10thB5745176518
11thB5723300

Council areas covering NN9

Collisions in NN9 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Northamptonshire has 2,858 of 2,904 (98%).

Collisions in NN9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Northamptonshire2,8584,02395936
2ndHuntingdonshire385228
3rdBedford71002

Towns in NN9

Collisions in NN9 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Raunds (455) and Irthlingborough (412).