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Corby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,573 road traffic collisions in Corby, North Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 65 were fatal and 1,282 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 72 collisions, up 29% on 2024 (56).

Collisions since 1979
4,573
229th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,608
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
65
66 people killed
Serious collisions
1,282
1,461 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
72
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
80
Up 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Corby

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal651.4%
  • Serious1,28228%
  • Slight3,22671%

What the data shows

  • Corby had 569 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 705 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in Corby were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,207 children under 16 were killed or injured in Corby, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Corby.

Where Corby ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
229th
Most casualties
234th
Most fatal collisions
166th
Most serious collisions
149th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday642 (14%)
  • Tuesday634 (14%)
  • Wednesday622 (14%)
  • Thursday750 (16%)
  • Friday816 (18%)
  • Saturday651 (14%)
  • Sunday458 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,163 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,209 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown119 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,570 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway505 (11%)
  • Roundabout447 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph89 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph3,292 (72%)
  • 40 mph957 (21%)
  • 50 mph39 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph175 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph21 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,656 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds579 (13%)
  • Fog or mist64 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds56 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other120 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,284 (41%)
  • Pedestrian1,437 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist763 (14%)
  • Cyclist645 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant245 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant69 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Corby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Corby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Corby peaked at 173 in 1988; 2025 had 72.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 72
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257280
20245666
20235364
20225873
20215567
20204249
20195060
20185566
20175965
20166984
20157281
20145368
20135663
20125668
20116177
20106485
200985118
20087993
200793116
200686110
20057898
200489113
200398115
2002109132
200189119
200095129
1999105137
199899118
1997100131
199694131
199599138
1994116150
1993109127
1992112142
1991146185
1990160186
1989154187
1988173225
1987151186
1986134154
1985154183
1984163185
1983116134
1982142162
1981117132
1980144172
1979153184

Map of recent crashes in Corby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Corby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Corby

The 24 most recent collisions in Corby happened between 30 August and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Corby

The A427 has the most collisions in Corby, 593 of 4,573 (13%), followed by the A6116 (318).

Collisions in Corby on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42759372218161
2ndA61163184087124
3rdA6014214298364
4thA608682102021
5thA4367101023
6thB64814559011
7thA60032651110

Council area for Corby

Corby is in North Northamptonshire, where police recorded 36,605 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Corby accounts for 12% of them.

Postcode districts in Corby

Collisions in Corby were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by NN17 (2,734) and NN18 (1,839).