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Wellingborough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,685 road traffic collisions in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 1,186 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 73 collisions, up 33% on 2024 (55).

Collisions since 1979
4,685
222nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,618
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
51
54 people killed
Serious collisions
1,186
1,333 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
73
Up 33% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
79
Up 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Wellingborough

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal511.1%
  • Serious1,18625%
  • Slight3,44874%

What the data shows

  • Wellingborough had 581 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 665 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Wellingborough were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,124 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wellingborough, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Wellingborough.

Where Wellingborough ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
222nd
Most casualties
233rd
Most fatal collisions
218th
Most serious collisions
160th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday690 (15%)
  • Tuesday672 (14%)
  • Wednesday744 (16%)
  • Thursday651 (14%)
  • Friday845 (18%)
  • Saturday663 (14%)
  • Sunday420 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,409 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,094 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown115 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,947 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road338 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout236 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph69 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph4,131 (88%)
  • 40 mph228 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph189 (4%)
  • 70 mph57 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,762 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds626 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds62 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist41 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other102 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,552 (45%)
  • Pedestrian1,278 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist919 (16%)
  • Cyclist574 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant84 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant68 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wellingborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wellingborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wellingborough peaked at 182 in 1980; 2025 had 73.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 73
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257379
20245562
20235670
20225764
20215464
20205357
20195970
20186175
20175056
20166374
20157280
20146885
20135259
20125056
20116579
20106578
20096074
20087183
20077186
200691110
200592118
200493125
200399132
200298128
200184111
200089114
1999130162
1998127162
1997122144
1996122148
1995106121
1994134155
1993103118
1992112129
1991128148
1990138158
1989158190
1988150182
1987159193
1986135164
1985141162
1984145169
1983106123
1982155184
1981160190
1980182232
1979171195

Map of recent crashes in Wellingborough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wellingborough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wellingborough

The 24 most recent collisions in Wellingborough happened between 17 August and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wellingborough

The A5128 has the most collisions in Wellingborough, 513 of 4,685 (11%), followed by the A5193 (449).

Collisions in Wellingborough on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51285136131098
2ndA5193449544280
3rdA5093614317106
4thA5103534525105
5thB571258325378
6thB573195240248
7thA45173222066
8thB572126144229
9thA4500131504

Council areas covering Wellingborough

Collisions in Wellingborough were recorded in 2 council areas. North Northamptonshire has 4,681 of 4,685 (99.9%).

Collisions in Wellingborough by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Northamptonshire4,6815,614511,186
2ndWest Northamptonshire4400

Postcode districts in Wellingborough

Collisions in Wellingborough were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by NN8 (4,672) and NN9 (13).