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Peterborough road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 904 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1990, and 1,157 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 216 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (926), and casualties fell from 1,242.

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

Collisions in 1990
904
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,157
Down 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
216
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1990

1% of collisions in Peterborough in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious21624%
  • Slight67975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious24121%
  • Slight90778%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1990 is highlighted, with 904, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (13%)
  • Tuesday124 (14%)
  • Wednesday137 (15%)
  • Thursday147 (16%)
  • Friday173 (19%)
  • Saturday121 (13%)
  • Sunday82 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (7.6%)
  • February62 (6.9%)
  • March63 (7%)
  • April74 (8.2%)
  • May78 (8.6%)
  • June93 (10%)
  • July62 (6.9%)
  • August75 (8.3%)
  • September73 (8.1%)
  • October74 (8.2%)
  • November97 (11%)
  • December84 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight689 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds702 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry600 (66%)
  • Wet or damp296 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph510 (56%)
  • 40 mph102 (11%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph168 (19%)
  • 70 mph107 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway593 (66%)
  • Roundabout152 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant615 (53%)
  • Cyclist206 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (14%)
  • Pedestrian95 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant42 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1051 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1577 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20269 (23%)
  • 21 to 25186 (16%)
  • 26 to 35190 (16%)
  • 36 to 45144 (12%)
  • 46 to 5587 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.2%)
  • Over 7523 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider794 (69%)
  • Passenger268 (23%)
  • Pedestrian95 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,068 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle212 (13%)
  • Motorcycle162 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Peterborough

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Peterborough ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 88th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1990

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1990: 107, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15107132119
2ndA47102158124
3rdA6056891014
4thA1273416
5thA11392644310
6thA1119212408
7thA1260213009
8thA1127131503
9thA1179131302
10thB1443132405
11thA10739905
12thA11259902
13thA11094500
14thA11294601
15thA434701
16thB10404600
17thB11624600
18thA11231101
19thA6471100
20thB10911100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1990

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 567.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1990

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1990: 302.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1990, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years