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Peterborough road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 781 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1993, and 1,059 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1992 (866), and casualties fell from 1,166.

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

Collisions in 1993
781
Down 10% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,059
Down 9% on 1992
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1993

0.9% of collisions in Peterborough in 1993 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious15119%
  • Slight62380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious17316%
  • Slight87883%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1993 is highlighted, with 781, down 10% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (17%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday108 (14%)
  • Thursday113 (14%)
  • Friday132 (17%)
  • Saturday126 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.9%)
  • February51 (6.5%)
  • March58 (7.4%)
  • April64 (8.2%)
  • May64 (8.2%)
  • June65 (8.3%)
  • July72 (9.2%)
  • August55 (7%)
  • September73 (9.3%)
  • October65 (8.3%)
  • November90 (12%)
  • December62 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight570 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds597 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Other12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry490 (63%)
  • Wet or damp278 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph418 (54%)
  • 40 mph104 (13%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph145 (19%)
  • 70 mph100 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (62%)
  • Roundabout147 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant629 (59%)
  • Cyclist156 (15%)
  • Pedestrian99 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1575 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20177 (17%)
  • 21 to 25190 (18%)
  • 26 to 35189 (18%)
  • 36 to 45150 (14%)
  • 46 to 5577 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.1%)
  • Over 7522 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider661 (62%)
  • Passenger299 (28%)
  • Pedestrian99 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,048 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle162 (11%)
  • Motorcycle100 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 91st most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1993

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1993: 108, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15108144015
2ndA4768121218
3rdA1139457718
4thA605456208
5thA1315719
6thA1119232502
7thA1260232901
8thB1443162414
9thA1073112213
10thA112791201
11thA11098802
12thA117981001
13thB10406601
14thA11254502
15thB10914401
16thA11293302
17thA15003301
18thB11623300
19thA432201
20thA141100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1993

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 486.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1993

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1993: 272.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years