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Peterborough road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 777 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1987, and 991 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (792), and casualties fell from 1,006.

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

Collisions in 1987
777
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
991
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
14
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1987

1.8% of collisions in Peterborough in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious19325%
  • Slight57073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious23023%
  • Slight74775%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1987 is highlighted, with 777, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (10%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday121 (16%)
  • Thursday131 (17%)
  • Friday143 (18%)
  • Saturday113 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.3%)
  • February56 (7.2%)
  • March58 (7.5%)
  • April51 (6.6%)
  • May74 (9.5%)
  • June67 (8.6%)
  • July68 (8.8%)
  • August77 (9.9%)
  • September66 (8.5%)
  • October81 (10%)
  • November58 (7.5%)
  • December72 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight551 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit180 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds580 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry450 (58%)
  • Wet or damp310 (40%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph493 (63%)
  • 40 mph84 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph115 (15%)
  • 70 mph72 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway533 (69%)
  • Roundabout114 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (47%)
  • Cyclist183 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (16%)
  • Pedestrian110 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20232 (23%)
  • 21 to 25131 (13%)
  • 26 to 35144 (15%)
  • 36 to 45141 (14%)
  • 46 to 55101 (10%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.7%)
  • Over 7516 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (64%)
  • Passenger243 (25%)
  • Pedestrian110 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car825 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle197 (15%)
  • Motorcycle162 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Peterborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Peterborough ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 98th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1987

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1987: 112, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15112143323
2ndA4794147222
3rdA6055672118
4thA13152110
5thA1119181813
6thA1179182612
7thA1127141502
8thB1443121806
9thA1139111512
10thA1109101104
11thA1260101402
12thA107381703
13thA11258802
14thB104071202
15thA11294401
16thA11111101
17thA11221101
18thA11341101
19thA11991100
20thA431100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1987

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 526.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1987

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1987: 291.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1987, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years