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Brackley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 566 road traffic collisions in Brackley, West Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 715 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 144 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
566
1,080th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
715
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
144
171 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Brackley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious14425%
  • Slight41373%

What the data shows

  • Brackley had 61 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 83 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Brackley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 108 children under 16 were killed or injured in Brackley, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Brackley.

Where Brackley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,080th
Most casualties
1,089th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
887th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (16%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday111 (20%)
  • Saturday68 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway517 (91%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph473 (84%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph38 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant360 (50%)
  • Pedestrian142 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (16%)
  • Cyclist63 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Brackley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brackley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Brackley peaked at 30 in 1985; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
20241113
20231213
202233
202156
202033
20191113
201833
201744
201633
201535
201466
2013911
20121316
201111
20101415
2009912
20081011
20071010
2006811
20051416
20041414
20031720
20021418
2001712
20001114
19991013
19981318
19971115
19961623
19951011
199457
19931419
1992911
19911113
19901920
19891923
19881120
19872131
19862029
19853038
19842639
19831418
19822224
19812938
19801820
19791726

Map of recent crashes in Brackley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Brackley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Brackley

The 24 most recent collisions in Brackley happened between 20 July 2023 and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Brackley

The A43 has the most collisions in Brackley, 141 of 566 (25%), followed by the A422 (47).

Collisions in Brackley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43141193547
2ndA4224761012

Council area for Brackley

Brackley is in West Northamptonshire, where police recorded 53,355 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Brackley accounts for 1.1% of them.

Postcode district for Brackley

All 566 collisions in Brackley were in the NN13 postcode district.