Desborough road traffic accidents
Desborough recorded 155 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 203 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 250% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 39
- Casualties
- 203
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 39
- Casualties
- 203
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Desborough
Roads in Desborough
Postcode districts in Desborough
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Desborough
Road collision statistics for Desborough
Collisions recorded
155
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
203
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
39
25.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Desborough
Collisions in Desborough are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (18.1% of the total), with 33.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.1% of recorded collisions in Desborough happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Desborough have produced 203 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.2% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 17 collisions, Monday 27 collisions, Tuesday 28 collisions, Wednesday 16 collisions, Thursday 26 collisions, Friday 25 collisions, Saturday 16 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 103 collisions, Darkness 52 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 149 collisions, Roundabout 4 collisions, One way street 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 126 collisions, 40 mph 15 collisions, 60 mph 11 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 123 collisions, Raining no high winds 22 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 112 casualties, Passenger 50 casualties, Pedestrian 41 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Desborough
How many road accidents have there been in Desborough?
155 collisions have been recorded in Desborough in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 203 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Desborough were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 39 were serious — 25.8% of all recorded collisions in Desborough resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Desborough?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Desborough, accounting for 18.1% of them, and 33.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Desborough happen on?
96.1% of collisions in Desborough are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Desborough?
Pedestrians make up 20.2% of the 203 casualties recorded in Desborough.
Is road safety in Desborough getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Desborough rose 250% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Desborough come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Desborough cover 1999 to 2025.