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Peterborough road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 792 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1986, and 1,006 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (775), and casualties rose from 986.

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

Collisions in 1986
792
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,006
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Peterborough in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious19224%
  • Slight59074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious21822%
  • Slight77477%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1986 is highlighted, with 792, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (13%)
  • Tuesday126 (16%)
  • Wednesday125 (16%)
  • Thursday109 (14%)
  • Friday141 (18%)
  • Saturday123 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (8%)
  • February36 (4.5%)
  • March63 (8%)
  • April52 (6.6%)
  • May59 (7.4%)
  • June61 (7.7%)
  • July76 (9.6%)
  • August52 (6.6%)
  • September70 (8.8%)
  • October85 (11%)
  • November78 (9.8%)
  • December97 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight554 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds610 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry482 (61%)
  • Wet or damp271 (34%)
  • Frost or ice35 (4.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph467 (59%)
  • 40 mph82 (10%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph139 (18%)
  • 70 mph90 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway551 (70%)
  • Roundabout127 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist216 (21%)
  • Cyclist162 (16%)
  • Pedestrian105 (10%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20257 (26%)
  • 21 to 25156 (16%)
  • 26 to 35163 (16%)
  • 36 to 45109 (11%)
  • 46 to 5582 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.2%)
  • Over 7518 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider675 (67%)
  • Passenger226 (22%)
  • Pedestrian105 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car878 (62%)
  • Motorcycle215 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle168 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 102nd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1986

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1986: 114, including 4 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15114138416
2ndA4777109223
3rdA6055569013
4thA1345618
5thA1119272904
6thB1443263705
7thA1073152006
8thA1260151904
9thA1139141803
10thA1179142202
11thA1127111503
12thA1129101302
13thA110991002
14thA112591102
15thB10404601
16thA432301
17thB10812300
18thB10912201
19thA111201
20thA561100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1986

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 496.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1986

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1986: 280.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years