Northam road traffic accidents
Northam recorded 112 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 130 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 18 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 75% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 18
- Casualties
- 130
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 18
- Casualties
- 130
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Northam
Roads in Northam
Postcode districts in Northam
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Northam
Road collision statistics for Northam
Collisions recorded
112
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
130
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
18
16.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Northam
Collisions in Northam are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (19.6% of the total), with 11.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
99.1% of recorded collisions in Northam happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Northam have produced 130 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.9% 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 11 collisions, Monday 18 collisions, Tuesday 17 collisions, Wednesday 21 collisions, Thursday 22 collisions, Friday 12 collisions, Saturday 11 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 99 collisions, Darkness 13 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 111 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 104 collisions, 60 mph 7 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 87 collisions, Raining no high winds 16 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions, Raining + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 85 casualties, Passenger 23 casualties, Pedestrian 22 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Northam
How many road accidents have there been in Northam?
112 collisions have been recorded in Northam in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 130 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Northam were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 18 were serious — 16.1% of all recorded collisions in Northam resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Northam?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Northam, accounting for 19.6% of them, and 11.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Northam happen on?
99.1% of collisions in Northam are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Northam?
Pedestrians make up 16.9% of the 130 casualties recorded in Northam.
Is road safety in Northam getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Northam fell 75% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Northam 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 Northam cover 1999 to 2025.