Revealed: Top 20 most ticketed streets in Northampton as council makes more than £1 million from 32,000 fines in 2024

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has issued a staggering 32,000 parking penalty charge notices (PCNs) between January 1 and November 11, 2024.

WNC has revealed it made a total of £1,107,342.55 from parking tickets this year. In comparison, the council made around £1 million from parking fines in 2023.

Parking tickets in Northampton cost £70, reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days, or £50, reduced to £25 if paid within 14 days, according to the council's website.

Abington Street keeps the top spot after 2,089 yellow tickets were handed out between January 1 and November 11, 2024. On the same street in 2023, 2,410 tickets were issued, in 2022, it was 2,209, in 2021, it was 1,677, in 2020, it was 1,663, and in 2019, it was 3,833.

The top 20 most ticketed streets in 2024

Here are the streets where the most parking tickets were issued this year:

1. Abington Street, Northampton – 2,089
2. Cliftonville, Northampton – 1,817
3. St Giles Street, Northampton – 1,291
4. Wellingborough Road, Northampton – 1,190
5. Derngate, Northampton – 993
6. Guildhall Road, Northampton – 927
7. Cattle Market Road, Northampton – 881
8. Mercers Row, Northampton – 756
9. Dunster Street, Northampton – 644
10. Bridge Street, Northampton – 630
11. Somerset Street, Northampton – 508
12. Castilian Street, Northampton – 501
13. Woodhill, Northampton – 476
14. St Edmunds Road, Northampton – 460
15. Victoria Road, Northampton – 458
16. Overstone Road, Northampton – 450
17. Sheep Street, Northampton – 439
18. Hazelwood Road, Northampton – 422
19. Great Russell Street, Northampton – 392
20. Spencer Parade, Northampton – 381