Skip to main content
CrashStats

Peterborough road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 639 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1980, and 836 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (660), and casualties fell from 840.

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

Collisions in 1980
639
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
836
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
11
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1980

1.7% of collisions in Peterborough in 1980 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious16326%
  • Slight46573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious18722%
  • Slight63876%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1980 is highlighted, with 639, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (13%)
  • Wednesday107 (17%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday115 (18%)
  • Saturday89 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.2%)
  • February49 (7.7%)
  • March50 (7.8%)
  • April55 (8.6%)
  • May57 (8.9%)
  • June53 (8.3%)
  • July43 (6.7%)
  • August53 (8.3%)
  • September50 (7.8%)
  • October60 (9.4%)
  • November66 (10%)
  • December44 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other32 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry383 (60%)
  • Wet or damp236 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph424 (66%)
  • 40 mph55 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph99 (15%)
  • 70 mph58 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (73%)
  • Roundabout84 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (24%)
  • Cyclist135 (16%)
  • Pedestrian96 (11%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20235 (28%)
  • 21 to 25106 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (14%)
  • 36 to 4576 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5562 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6564 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider541 (65%)
  • Passenger199 (24%)
  • Pedestrian96 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car601 (55%)
  • Motorcycle217 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1980

Map of the last 17 crashes of 1980 in Peterborough

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

  • 17 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Peterborough ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 133rd most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1980

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1980: 111, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15111140121
2ndA4789131324
3rdA6055059115
4thA1119182014
5thA1174017
6thB1443173614
7thA1260101101
8thA11298901
9thA11277801
10thA11096803
11thA11255903
12thA11794502
13thA10733401
14thA11392201
15thB10402301
16thA11901100
17thA431101
18thA601101
19thB10811501
20thB10911100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1980

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 193.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1980

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1980: 121.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years