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Peterborough road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 775 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1985, and 986 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 202 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1984 (705), and casualties rose from 919.

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

Collisions in 1985
775
Up 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
986
Up 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
202
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1985

1.5% of collisions in Peterborough in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious20226%
  • Slight56172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious23023%
  • Slight74375%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1985 is highlighted, with 775, up 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (15%)
  • Tuesday102 (13%)
  • Wednesday94 (12%)
  • Thursday127 (16%)
  • Friday157 (20%)
  • Saturday103 (13%)
  • Sunday78 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.5%)
  • February56 (7.2%)
  • March50 (6.5%)
  • April48 (6.2%)
  • May67 (8.6%)
  • June51 (6.6%)
  • July70 (9%)
  • August76 (9.8%)
  • September79 (10%)
  • October78 (10%)
  • November83 (11%)
  • December59 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight561 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds600 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other22 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry476 (61%)
  • Wet or damp265 (34%)
  • Frost or ice28 (3.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph441 (57%)
  • 40 mph89 (11%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph128 (17%)
  • 70 mph98 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway537 (69%)
  • Roundabout123 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist226 (23%)
  • Cyclist160 (16%)
  • Pedestrian94 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1570 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20258 (26%)
  • 21 to 25133 (13%)
  • 26 to 35157 (16%)
  • 36 to 45124 (13%)
  • 46 to 5585 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.1%)
  • Over 7511 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider666 (68%)
  • Passenger226 (23%)
  • Pedestrian94 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car817 (60%)
  • Motorcycle223 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1985

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1985 in Peterborough

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Peterborough ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 104th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1985

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1985: 122, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15122157331
2ndA47104142127
3rdA6055978012
4thA1324819
5thA1139253639
6thA1119192207
7thB1443152313
8thA1125141604
9thA1127121502
10thA1109111303
11thA1260101104
12thA11799900
13thA107371302
14thA11294403
15thB10403301
16thB11622201
17thA1(M)1100
18thA511100
19thA901100
20thB10811100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1985

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 488.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1985

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1985: 244.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years