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Northampton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 23,218 road traffic collisions in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 29,088 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 281 were fatal and 4,784 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 378 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (352).

Collisions since 1979
23,218
59th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
29,088
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
281
296 people killed
Serious collisions
4,784
5,413 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
378
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
468
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Northampton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2811.2%
  • Serious4,78421%
  • Slight18,15378%

What the data shows

  • Northampton had 3,194 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 3,501 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Northampton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 4,138 children under 16 were killed or injured in Northampton, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Northampton.

Where Northampton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
59th
Most casualties
58th
Most fatal collisions
39th
Most serious collisions
45th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,209 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,384 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,376 (15%)
  • Thursday3,527 (15%)
  • Friday3,999 (17%)
  • Saturday3,340 (14%)
  • Sunday2,383 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,862 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,260 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown782 (3.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting204 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit110 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,861 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway3,459 (15%)
  • Roundabout1,799 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road964 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded135 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph8 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph226 (1%)
  • 30 mph19,073 (82%)
  • 40 mph1,512 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph710 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph920 (4%)
  • 70 mph763 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds18,561 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,201 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds253 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist212 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds141 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds137 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (0.1%)
  • Other415 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded282 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant14,878 (51%)
  • Pedestrian5,631 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist3,833 (13%)
  • Cyclist2,877 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant628 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant501 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant324 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)121 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant100 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant67 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded113 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Northampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Northampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Northampton peaked at 773 in 1989; 2025 had 378.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 378
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025378468
2024352431
2023342405
2022352422
2021281329
2020237287
2019307387
2018293364
2017293343
2016359421
2015388487
2014336400
2013276320
2012286340
2011335410
2010322400
2009327393
2008409509
2007377462
2006445568
2005428564
2004475596
2003479596
2002481606
2001521643
2000532672
1999604772
1998639831
1997600798
1996553751
1995622791
1994609778
1993628792
1992645843
1991619791
1990711909
19897731,003
1988732941
1987718908
1986569737
1985674811
1984657815
1983674821
1982674815
1981648790
1980654802
1979604766

Map of recent crashes in Northampton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Northampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Northampton

The 24 most recent collisions in Northampton happened between 15 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Northampton

The A4500 has the most collisions in Northampton, 2,928 of 23,218 (13%), followed by the A508 (2,565).

Collisions in Northampton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45002,9283,75631576
2ndA5082,5653,36029544
3rdA51231,7892,22521339
4thA4281,6562,15630330
5thA451,3651,72222306
6thA439981,35328218
7thA50958401,0159170
8thA5076456569687
9thA50261319466
10thA5101230295154
11thA4508172229750
12thA4501108139010
13thA5080104142117
14thB52683107116
15thM183140915
16thA434579122432
17thA5199485904
18thB5346455209
19thA51934400
20thA5093300

Council areas covering Northampton

Collisions in Northampton were recorded in 2 council areas. West Northamptonshire has 23,207 of 23,218 (100%).

Collisions in Northampton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWest Northamptonshire23,20729,0772814,782
2ndNorth Northamptonshire111102

Postcode districts in Northampton

Collisions in Northampton were recorded in 7 postcode districts, led by NN1 (6,836) and NN3 (6,579).