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Silverstone road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Silverstone, West Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 186 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
138
2,390th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
186
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
31
36 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Silverstone

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3122%
  • Slight10677%

What the data shows

  • 23% of collisions in Silverstone were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Silverstone are between noon and 3pm, with 20% of collisions.
  • 18 children under 16 were killed or injured in Silverstone, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Silverstone.

Where Silverstone ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,390th
Most casualties
2,363rd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,285th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday14 (10%)
  • Wednesday13 (9.4%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday25 (18%)
  • Saturday21 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (20%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph33 (24%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph46 (33%)
  • 60 mph49 (36%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant118 (63%)
  • Pedestrian20 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (7%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Silverstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Silverstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Silverstone peaked at 11 in 1985; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202400
202311
202200
202100
202000
201911
201834
201700
201611
201500
201422
201311
201211
201122
201000
200900
200800
200733
200600
200511
200411
200311
200211
200124
2000712
199933
199834
199723
199636
199555
199445
199346
199278
199167
199048
1989712
1988511
198758
198611
19851116
1984910
198356
198278
198178
198034
197968

Map of recent crashes in Silverstone

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Silverstone

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Silverstone

The 24 most recent collisions in Silverstone happened between 23 April 2001 and 5 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Silverstone

The A43 has the most collisions in Silverstone, 102 of 138 (74%), followed by the A413 (5).

Collisions in Silverstone on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43102144122
2ndA4135601

Council area for Silverstone

Silverstone is in West Northamptonshire, where police recorded 53,355 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Silverstone accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Silverstone

All 138 collisions in Silverstone were in the NN12 postcode district.