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Rushden road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,185 road traffic collisions in Rushden, North Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 580 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, up 10% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,185
428th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,653
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
28
33 people killed
Serious collisions
580
654 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Up 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Up 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Rushden

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal281.3%
  • Serious58027%
  • Slight1,57772%

What the data shows

  • Rushden had 230 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 318 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Rushden were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 508 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rushden, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Rushden.

Where Rushden ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
428th
Most casualties
444th
Most fatal collisions
367th
Most serious collisions
301st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday310 (14%)
  • Tuesday287 (13%)
  • Wednesday323 (15%)
  • Thursday309 (14%)
  • Friday393 (18%)
  • Saturday339 (16%)
  • Sunday224 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,556 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit523 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown71 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,798 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road284 (13%)
  • Roundabout55 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,904 (87%)
  • 40 mph93 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph138 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph14 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,723 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds285 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (2%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other65 (3%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,201 (45%)
  • Pedestrian612 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist472 (18%)
  • Cyclist282 (11%)
  • Van occupant37 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rushden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rushden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rushden peaked at 94 in 1985; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252328
20242123
20232225
20222735
20211416
20203030
20192126
20182325
20172124
20162832
20152828
20143242
20133444
20122633
20112532
20101925
20093236
20084246
20074352
20063742
20055269
20044149
20034457
20024765
20015070
20006578
19996493
19984656
19974757
19964557
19953949
19944251
19936484
19926071
19915063
19906984
19895471
19885566
19876173
19867587
198594110
19848193
19836575
198292115
19817582
19807686
19798498

Map of recent crashes in Rushden

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rushden

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rushden

The 24 most recent collisions in Rushden happened between 20 December 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rushden

The A6 has the most collisions in Rushden, 581 of 2,185 (27%), followed by the A5001 (386).

Collisions in Rushden on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65817036170
2ndA5001386479897
3rdB569252321572
4thA5028100120224
5thA454761219
6thA5006273706
7thB645131403
8thA45003400

Council area for Rushden

Rushden is in North Northamptonshire, where police recorded 36,605 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Rushden accounts for 6% of them.

Postcode districts in Rushden

Collisions in Rushden were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by NN10 (2,162) and NN29 (23).