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Peterborough road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 883 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1988, and 1,150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 218 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1987 (777), and casualties rose from 991.

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

Collisions in 1988
883
Up 14% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,150
Up 16% on 1987
Fatal collisions
18
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
218
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1988

2% of collisions in Peterborough in 1988 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182%
  • Serious21825%
  • Slight64773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious25422%
  • Slight87876%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1988 is highlighted, with 883, up 14% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday116 (13%)
  • Wednesday135 (15%)
  • Thursday153 (17%)
  • Friday148 (17%)
  • Saturday128 (14%)
  • Sunday80 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59241 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.2%)
  • February66 (7.5%)
  • March67 (7.6%)
  • April56 (6.3%)
  • May71 (8%)
  • June80 (9.1%)
  • July71 (8%)
  • August75 (8.5%)
  • September70 (7.9%)
  • October91 (10%)
  • November96 (11%)
  • December68 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight631 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds680 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry519 (59%)
  • Wet or damp346 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph506 (57%)
  • 40 mph90 (10%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph166 (19%)
  • 70 mph96 (11%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway622 (70%)
  • Roundabout136 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant594 (52%)
  • Cyclist188 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (16%)
  • Pedestrian100 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20290 (25%)
  • 21 to 25183 (16%)
  • 26 to 35181 (16%)
  • 36 to 45145 (13%)
  • 46 to 5589 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.6%)
  • Over 7519 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider751 (65%)
  • Passenger299 (26%)
  • Pedestrian100 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car995 (63%)
  • Motorcycle195 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle191 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1988

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1988 in Peterborough

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Peterborough ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 87th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
87th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1988

The A47 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1988: 130, including 6 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47130194640
2ndA15107131121
3rdA6054959110
4thA13969012
5thA1139244529
6thA1119222513
7thB1443172404
8thA1260141914
9thA1109131302
10thA1179121412
11thA1127111605
12thA11259902
13thA107361312
14thB10406801
15thA11295600
16thB10814401
17thB10913400
18thA101101
19thA11231101
20thA11341101

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1988

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 482.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1988

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1988: 271.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1988, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years