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Peterborough road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 660 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1979, and 840 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 32,709 collisions in Peterborough.

Collisions in 1979
660
Casualties in 1979
840
Fatal collisions
14
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Peterborough in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious16325%
  • Slight48373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious18722%
  • Slight63976%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1979 is highlighted, with 660.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (15%)
  • Thursday103 (16%)
  • Friday111 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (5.9%)
  • February36 (5.5%)
  • March51 (7.7%)
  • April51 (7.7%)
  • May64 (9.7%)
  • June52 (7.9%)
  • July57 (8.6%)
  • August58 (8.8%)
  • September54 (8.2%)
  • October68 (10%)
  • November67 (10%)
  • December63 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight461 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds518 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other26 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry435 (66%)
  • Wet or damp176 (27%)
  • Frost or ice35 (5.3%)
  • Snow14 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph434 (66%)
  • 40 mph46 (7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph117 (18%)
  • 70 mph57 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (72%)
  • Roundabout82 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (24%)
  • Cyclist120 (14%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)
  • Van occupant25 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20242 (29%)
  • 21 to 2589 (11%)
  • 26 to 35108 (13%)
  • 36 to 4591 (11%)
  • 46 to 5582 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6569 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.7%)
  • Over 7519 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider537 (64%)
  • Passenger185 (22%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car607 (55%)
  • Motorcycle211 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1979

Map of the last 13 crashes of 1979 in Peterborough

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

  • 13 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Peterborough ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 129th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
129th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
136th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1979

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1979: 128, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15128156126
2ndA4791136522
3rdA6054045010
4thA1233315
5thB1443182507
6thA1109151703
7thA1119131704
8thA10737904
9thA11256601
10thA11794500
11thB10404702
12thA11293300
13thB10813502
14thA11272200
15thA12602300
16thA12401101
17thB10911100
18thB11621200
19thB6711101

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1979

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 212.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1979

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1979: 140.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years