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Peterborough road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 684 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1982, and 942 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (644), and casualties rose from 853.

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

Collisions in 1982
684
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
942
Up 10% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1982

2% of collisions in Peterborough in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious16925%
  • Slight50173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious20221%
  • Slight72677%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1982 is highlighted, with 684, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (13%)
  • Tuesday114 (17%)
  • Wednesday96 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (13%)
  • Friday125 (18%)
  • Saturday97 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.3%)
  • February48 (7%)
  • March48 (7%)
  • April49 (7.2%)
  • May57 (8.3%)
  • June61 (8.9%)
  • July48 (7%)
  • August57 (8.3%)
  • September66 (9.6%)
  • October68 (9.9%)
  • November65 (9.5%)
  • December60 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight498 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds522 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (13%)
  • Fog or mist23 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (59%)
  • Wet or damp247 (36%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph406 (59%)
  • 40 mph75 (11%)
  • 60 mph133 (19%)
  • 70 mph69 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway480 (70%)
  • Roundabout111 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist221 (23%)
  • Cyclist155 (16%)
  • Pedestrian95 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1566 (7%)
  • 16 to 20260 (28%)
  • 21 to 25114 (12%)
  • 26 to 35142 (15%)
  • 36 to 45103 (11%)
  • 46 to 5584 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider592 (63%)
  • Passenger255 (27%)
  • Pedestrian95 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car667 (56%)
  • Motorcycle226 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle162 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Peterborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Peterborough ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 118th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1982

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1982: 93, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1593125218
2ndA4790160424
3rdA6055371114
4thA1326227
5thA1119232914
6thA1179192407
7thB1443163116
8thA1127111104
9thA110991002
10thA112961010
11thA11396805
12thB10406704
13thA10735602
14thB10814501
15thB11624703
16thA11252200
17thA12602401
18thA432400
19thB10912200
20thB11671100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1982

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 347.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1982

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1982: 198.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years