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Sywell and Overstone road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in Sywell and Overstone, North Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 145 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
102
2,804th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
145
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
37
42 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Sywell and Overstone

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious3736%
  • Slight6463%

What the data shows

  • Sywell and Overstone had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% more than the 12 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 37% of collisions in Sywell and Overstone were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 12 children under 16 were killed or injured in Sywell and Overstone, 8.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in Sywell and Overstone.

Where Sywell and Overstone ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,804th
Most casualties
2,700th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,072nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (16%)
  • Tuesday11 (11%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday19 (19%)
  • Saturday13 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (99%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph65 (64%)
  • 40 mph7 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph30 (29%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other5 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant98 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (16%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Sywell and Overstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sywell and Overstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Sywell and Overstone peaked at 8 in 1997; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202413
202300
202200
202100
202000
201944
2018510
201744
201611
201500
201412
201300
201234
201100
201011
200945
200811
200713
200611
200523
200422
200335
200234
200123
200033
199945
199866
1997815
199611
199545
199411
199311
199211
199123
199000
198900
198811
198711
198611
1985510
198433
198345
198200
198159
198023
1979712

Map of recent crashes in Sywell and Overstone

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Sywell and Overstone

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Sywell and Overstone

The 24 most recent collisions in Sywell and Overstone happened between 9 November 2009 and 27 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Sywell and Overstone

Of the 102 collisions in Sywell and Overstone, 1 was on the A43.

Collisions in Sywell and Overstone on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA431400

Council areas covering Sywell and Overstone

Collisions in Sywell and Overstone were recorded in 2 council areas. North Northamptonshire has 63 of 102 (62%).

Collisions in Sywell and Overstone by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Northamptonshire6386024
2ndWest Northamptonshire3959113

Postcode district for Sywell and Overstone

All 102 collisions in Sywell and Overstone were in the NN6 postcode district.