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Peterborough road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 644 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1981, and 853 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1980 (639), and casualties rose from 836.

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

Collisions in 1981
644
Up 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
853
Up 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1981

1.4% of collisions in Peterborough in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious16626%
  • Slight46973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious19823%
  • Slight63975%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1981 is highlighted, with 644, up 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (12%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday98 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.7%)
  • February43 (6.7%)
  • March58 (9%)
  • April41 (6.4%)
  • May57 (8.9%)
  • June43 (6.7%)
  • July64 (9.9%)
  • August50 (7.8%)
  • September56 (8.7%)
  • October80 (12%)
  • November63 (9.8%)
  • December46 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (65%)
  • Wet or damp194 (30%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.1%)
  • Snow11 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph403 (63%)
  • 40 mph78 (12%)
  • 60 mph110 (17%)
  • 70 mph53 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (71%)
  • Roundabout97 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist233 (27%)
  • Cyclist133 (16%)
  • Pedestrian90 (11%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20273 (32%)
  • 21 to 25107 (13%)
  • 26 to 35108 (13%)
  • 36 to 4583 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5584 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (65%)
  • Passenger210 (25%)
  • Pedestrian90 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (54%)
  • Motorcycle232 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle142 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1981

Map of the last 18 crashes of 1981 in Peterborough

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

  • 18 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Peterborough ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 125th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
125th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1981

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1981: 104, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15104126028
2ndA4769100219
3rdA6054458113
4thA1275327
5thB1443182403
6thA1119161602
7thA1179152502
8thA1127121402
9thA110981005
10thA126081302
11thB10404701
12thB11624502
13thA10733611
14thA11253301
15thA11293401
16thA11392201
17thA11221100
18thA431100
19thA511100
20thB10731501

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1981

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 189.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1981

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1981: 113.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years