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Peterborough road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 926 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1989, and 1,242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 217 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (883), and casualties rose from 1,150.

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

Collisions in 1989
926
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,242
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
20
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
217
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1989

2.2% of collisions in Peterborough in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious21723%
  • Slight68974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.6%
  • Serious25521%
  • Slight96778%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1989 is highlighted, with 926, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (11%)
  • Wednesday123 (13%)
  • Thursday154 (17%)
  • Friday156 (17%)
  • Saturday152 (16%)
  • Sunday112 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59154 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59247 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (9.5%)
  • February54 (5.8%)
  • March66 (7.1%)
  • April62 (6.7%)
  • May68 (7.3%)
  • June75 (8.1%)
  • July76 (8.2%)
  • August74 (8%)
  • September89 (9.6%)
  • October97 (10%)
  • November95 (10%)
  • December82 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight680 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit190 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds690 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry559 (60%)
  • Wet or damp351 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph541 (58%)
  • 40 mph85 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph180 (19%)
  • 70 mph105 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway622 (67%)
  • Roundabout138 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant678 (55%)
  • Cyclist174 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (13%)
  • Pedestrian115 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1593 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20292 (24%)
  • 21 to 25190 (15%)
  • 26 to 35210 (17%)
  • 36 to 45123 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5585 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.9%)
  • Over 7531 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider795 (64%)
  • Passenger332 (27%)
  • Pedestrian115 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,105 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle180 (11%)
  • Motorcycle171 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.1%)
  • Minibus12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 85th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
85th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1989

The A47 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1989: 133, including 2 fatal and 43 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47133218243
2ndA15102134222
3rdA6055475112
4thA1315927
5thA11392840210
6thB1443253816
7thA1119242705
8thA1260202413
9thA1179182001
10thA1127152413
11thA1109111102
12thA107371001
13thA11296600
14thA11254500
15thA434512
16thB10913602
17thA11262200
18thA452200
19thB10402200
20thB11622401

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1989

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 515.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1989

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1989: 284.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years