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What’s happening in Northamptonshire

Live traffic for Northamptonshire: collisions, queues, closures and roadworks on the A43, M1, A45, A14 and M45, from National Highways and drivers' own reports, checked every few minutes.

The blue line is the Northamptonshire boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2019).

All clearNo incidents in Northamptonshire right now (checked 12:50).

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A live check around the places people drive to in Northamptonshire.

Motorsport

Silverstone Circuit

Silverstone
Clear within 3 miles
A43 · M1 · M40

Capacity 175,000; A43 roadworks Towcester–Silverstone may add time

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Stadium

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Northampton
Clear within 3 miles
M1 J15a/J16 · A5076

Northampton Saints; heavy traffic before kick-off and after the final whistle

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Stadium

Sixfields Stadium

Northampton
Clear within 3 miles
M1 J15a/J16 · A45 · A43

Northampton Town; the ground's car park can fill quickly

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Theme park

Wicksteed Park

Kettering
Clear within 3 miles

Park on Barton Road, Kettering; car parking charges apply at all times

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Heritage

Althorp

Great Brington
Clear within 3 miles
A428

About 6 miles north-west of Northampton; house open in summer only

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Busiest stretches in Northamptonshire this month

Where National Highways recorded the most unplanned incidents in the last 30 days: collisions, breakdowns, obstructions and queues. Roadworks are not counted.

  1. 1 THE A5 NORTHBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS WITH THE A422 AND A508in Northamptonshiremostly queues 10incidents
  2. 2 THE M45 EASTBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS WITH THE A45 AND M1near Daventrymostly queues 9incidents
  3. 3 THE A14 EASTBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS J3 AND J6near Desboroughmostly queues 7incidents
  4. 4 THE A43 SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS WITH THE M1 AND A5near Towcestermostly queues 7incidents
  5. 5 THE A5 SOUTHBOUND BETWEEN JUNCTIONS WITH THE A43 AND A508near Towcestermostly queues 5incidents

Most incidents in Northamptonshire started between 06:00 and 09:00 UK TIME (48% of them).

Main roads in Northamptonshire

Live counts inside the county. Tap a road for its own live page.

Northamptonshire traffic: quick answers

Are there any accidents in Northamptonshire today?

No incidents are being reported on Northamptonshire's motorways and major A-roads right now (checked 12:50).

Are any roads closed in Northamptonshire?

No roads are fully closed in Northamptonshire right now. Checked 12:50.

How many roadworks are there in Northamptonshire?

There are 0 roadworks listed in Northamptonshire at the moment. Tap "Roadworks" above the list to see where each one is and when it clears.

Where does this information come from?

Incidents, closures and roadworks come from National Highways. Reports from drivers are shown as "Community report".

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