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A4256 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 68 collisions on the A4256 from 1990 to 2025, with 86 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 14 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A4256, up from none in 2024, with 3 casualties.

Collisions since 1990
68
4,387th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
86
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
14
15 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the A4256

None of the 68 collisions on the A4256 were fatal, and 21% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1990 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1421%
  • Slight5479%

Where the A4256 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,387th
Most casualties
4,426th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,361st

A4256 accidents by year

Collisions on the A4256 peaked at 6 in 2015 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A4256, 1990 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202400
202300
202211
202111
202058
201911
201812
201722
201611
201569
201413
201311
201233
201100
201000
200911
200823
200723
200633
200522
200411
200366
200211
200111
200069
199967
199855
199745
199623
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
199011

When crashes happen on the A4256

Friday has the most collisions on the A4256 (15), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (22).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (10%)
  • Tuesday11 (16%)
  • Wednesday7 (10%)
  • Thursday12 (18%)
  • Friday15 (22%)
  • Saturday10 (15%)
  • Sunday6 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am5 (7.4%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (4.4%)
  • 6am to 9am6 (8.8%)
  • 9am to noon7 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm9 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm22 (32%)
  • 6pm to 9pm12 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight4 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (13%)
  • February3 (4.4%)
  • March4 (5.9%)
  • April3 (4.4%)
  • May5 (7.4%)
  • June8 (12%)
  • July3 (4.4%)
  • August7 (10%)
  • September7 (10%)
  • October9 (13%)
  • November6 (8.8%)
  • December4 (5.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight43 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A4256 crashes

On the A4256, 51% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph35 (51%)
  • 40 mph22 (32%)
  • 60 mph11 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds56 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (13%)
  • Other3 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry45 (66%)
  • Wet or damp21 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway38 (56%)
  • Roundabout27 (40%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A4256 crashes

Car occupants make up 69% of the people killed or injured on the A4256, followed by pedestrians (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant59 (69%)
  • Pedestrian16 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist5 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist4 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car88 (82%)
  • Motorcycle5 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (12%)
  • 16 to 2019 (22%)
  • 21 to 257 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3515 (17%)
  • 36 to 459 (10%)
  • 46 to 5510 (12%)
  • 56 to 656 (7%)
  • 66 to 753 (3.5%)
  • Over 751 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider54 (63%)
  • Passenger16 (19%)
  • Pedestrian16 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A4256

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A4256

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A4256 crashes by council area

Of the 68 collisions on the A4256, 67 were in West Northamptonshire.

Collisions on the A4256 in each area, 1990 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Northamptonshire6785014

A4256 crashes by town

Of the 68 collisions on the A4256, 23 were in the built-up area of Daventry.

Recent crashes on the A4256

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A4256, from 8 June 2012 to 30 June 2025.

Severity