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Peterborough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 32,709 road traffic collisions in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025, and 44,243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 452 were fatal and 5,621 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 386 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (337), and casualties rose from 471 to 539.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
32,709
84th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44,243
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
452
1.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
386
Up 15% on 2024

Crash severity in Peterborough

1.4% of collisions in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4521.4%
  • Serious5,62117%
  • Slight26,63681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4981.1%
  • Serious6,48215%
  • Slight37,26384%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. In 2025 there were 386, up 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025386539
2024337471
2023367502
2022391542
2021326458
2020327446
2019438629
2018460674
2017535749
2016608830
2015558787
2014503676
2013592783
2012659872
2011678893
2010708998
20097321,001
20088031,091
20077341,023
20068241,108
20059241,284
20049311,270
20039091,234
20028761,195
20018531,171
20008601,231
19997421,043
19988341,158
19978581,195
19968391,135
1995740986
19947881,039
19937811,059
19928661,166
19918831,192
19909041,157
19899261,242
19888831,150
1987777991
19867921,006
1985775986
1984705919
1983670891
1982684942
1981644853
1980639836
1979660840

When and where crashes happen in Peterborough

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,650 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,744 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,855 (15%)
  • Thursday5,012 (15%)
  • Friday5,621 (17%)
  • Saturday4,474 (14%)
  • Sunday3,353 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,055 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59479 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,399 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,399 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,822 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598,601 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,152 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,802 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,742 (8.4%)
  • February2,314 (7.1%)
  • March2,480 (7.6%)
  • April2,326 (7.1%)
  • May2,628 (8%)
  • June2,676 (8.2%)
  • July2,692 (8.2%)
  • August2,653 (8.1%)
  • September2,853 (8.7%)
  • October3,123 (9.5%)
  • November3,180 (9.7%)
  • December3,042 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23,418 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,953 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,484 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown450 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit396 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds24,629 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,882 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds665 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds445 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist362 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds145 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds47 (0.1%)
  • Other944 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1,590 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry21,600 (66%)
  • Wet or damp10,128 (31%)
  • Frost or ice617 (1.9%)
  • Snow137 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel21 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep11 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded189 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph7 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph179 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph18,408 (56%)
  • 40 mph3,582 (11%)
  • 50 mph436 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph5,517 (17%)
  • 70 mph4,568 (14%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway20,709 (63%)
  • Roundabout6,096 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway4,738 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road823 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded343 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Peterborough

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant26,558 (60%)
  • Cyclist5,549 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist5,013 (11%)
  • Pedestrian3,984 (9%)
  • Van occupant1,050 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant641 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)509 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant478 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant237 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant122 (0.3%)
  • Other66 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,028 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 101,573 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 152,553 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 207,632 (17%)
  • 21 to 256,014 (14%)
  • 26 to 358,739 (20%)
  • 36 to 456,395 (14%)
  • 46 to 554,467 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,720 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 751,439 (3.3%)
  • Over 75908 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded775 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider29,141 (66%)
  • Passenger11,118 (25%)
  • Pedestrian3,984 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car42,758 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle5,771 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle5,114 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,610 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,076 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,095 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach675 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle361 (0.6%)
  • Minibus250 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown95 (0.2%)
  • Other101 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded54 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Peterborough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Peterborough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Peterborough ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 84th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 97th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
81stWalsall33,57645,2734515,760
82ndMedway33,36942,0963705,997
83rdFife33,12745,1828638,615
84thPeterborough (this area)32,70944,2434525,621
85thSwansea32,04342,7893873,550
86thBexley31,80339,7292734,920
87thWarrington31,78643,3154174,520

Accident hotspots in Peterborough

Central, Peterborough, PE1 2BW area is the busiest accident hotspot in Peterborough, with 1,775 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025: 4,231, including 51 fatal and 627 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA154,2315,62151627
2ndA473,2245,133106661
3rdA6051,8352,40419341
4thA11391,5982,39335238
5thA11,1551,96244240
6thA12609291,303690
7thA1119612730698
8thB144355884812122
9thA1179480633661
10thA10733445931682
11thA1127340449154
12thA1109271327045
13thA1129194240233
14thB1040189268445
15thA1125182218030
16thB109191115120
17thA4375107126
18thB11626391016
19thA16611001013
20thB10816095016

Towns in Peterborough

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 19,604.

Postcode districts in Peterborough

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025: 11,764.

Latest crashes in Peterborough

Of the latest 24 crashes in Peterborough, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity