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Peterborough road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 740 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1995, and 986 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1994 (788), and casualties fell from 1,039.

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

Collisions in 1995
740
Down 6% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
986
Down 5% on 1994
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1995

1.4% of collisions in Peterborough in 1995 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious11015%
  • Slight62084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious12713%
  • Slight84886%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1995 is highlighted, with 740, down 6% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (14%)
  • Tuesday98 (13%)
  • Wednesday114 (15%)
  • Thursday110 (15%)
  • Friday131 (18%)
  • Saturday110 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (9.6%)
  • February58 (7.8%)
  • March54 (7.3%)
  • April50 (6.8%)
  • May46 (6.2%)
  • June68 (9.2%)
  • July56 (7.6%)
  • August55 (7.4%)
  • September66 (8.9%)
  • October67 (9.1%)
  • November79 (11%)
  • December70 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight507 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit47 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds552 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry471 (64%)
  • Wet or damp239 (32%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph389 (53%)
  • 40 mph75 (10%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph153 (21%)
  • 70 mph110 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway469 (63%)
  • Roundabout147 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant623 (63%)
  • Cyclist144 (15%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1579 (8%)
  • 16 to 20162 (16%)
  • 21 to 25130 (13%)
  • 26 to 35193 (20%)
  • 36 to 45128 (13%)
  • 46 to 5590 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider634 (64%)
  • Passenger259 (26%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,050 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (11%)
  • Motorcycle74 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 99th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1995

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1995: 107, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15107144116
2ndA477399113
3rdA1139517813
4thA605354327
5thA1260242801
6thA1222925
7thA1119212602
8thA1073122813
9thB1443111200
10thA1109101303
11thA1179101002
12thA11276800
13thA11254402
14thA11293400
15thA433501
16thB10402400
17thB10812200
18thB11622200
19thA13071200
20thB10911501

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1995

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 450.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1995

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1995: 276.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1995, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years