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A4501 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 collisions on the A4501 from 1981 to 2025, with 145 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 11 were serious.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the A4501, level with 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1981
113
3,913th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
145
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
11
12 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Up 67% on 2024

Crash severity on the A4501

None of the 113 collisions on the A4501 were fatal, and 9.7% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious119.7%
  • Slight10290%

Where the A4501 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,913th
Most casualties
3,958th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,550th

A4501 accidents by year

Collisions on the A4501 peaked at 7 in 2019 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A4501, 1981 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202433
202355
202255
202148
202022
201977
201833
201767
201622
201533
201423
201345
201222
201111
201000
200911
200844
200723
200612
200545
2004711
200324
200234
200178
200045
199955
199834
199756
1996612
199569
199400
199300
199200
199100
199000
198900
198800
198700
198600
198500
198400
198300
198200
198111

When crashes happen on the A4501

Wednesday has the most collisions on the A4501 (19), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (29).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (17%)
  • Thursday19 (17%)
  • Friday19 (17%)
  • Saturday15 (13%)
  • Sunday9 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (1.8%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (1.8%)
  • 6am to 9am20 (18%)
  • 9am to noon15 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm17 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm29 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm17 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight11 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.1%)
  • February2 (1.8%)
  • March10 (8.8%)
  • April10 (8.8%)
  • May8 (7.1%)
  • June11 (9.7%)
  • July8 (7.1%)
  • August12 (11%)
  • September12 (11%)
  • October7 (6.2%)
  • November15 (13%)
  • December10 (8.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight79 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A4501 crashes

On the A4501, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 69% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (97%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds88 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Other3 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (69%)
  • Wet or damp32 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (89%)
  • Roundabout9 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A4501 crashes

Car occupants make up 55% of the people killed or injured on the A4501, followed by cyclists (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant80 (55%)
  • Cyclist21 (14%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car169 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle14 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2013 (9%)
  • 21 to 2523 (16%)
  • 26 to 3543 (30%)
  • 36 to 4522 (15%)
  • 46 to 5519 (13%)
  • 56 to 658 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.1%)
  • Over 751 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider95 (66%)
  • Passenger30 (21%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A4501

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A4501

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A4501 crashes by council area

Of the 113 collisions on the A4501, 111 were in West Northamptonshire.

Collisions on the A4501 in each area, 1981 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Northamptonshire111143011

A4501 crashes by town

Of the 113 collisions on the A4501, 108 were in the built-up area of Northampton.

Recent crashes on the A4501

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A4501, from 23 September 2019 to 24 June 2025.

Severity