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Peterborough road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 839 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1996, and 1,135 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1995 (740), and casualties rose from 986.

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

Collisions in 1996
839
Up 13% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,135
Up 15% on 1995
Fatal collisions
11
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Peterborough in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious15218%
  • Slight67681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious18316%
  • Slight94183%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1996 is highlighted, with 839, up 13% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (16%)
  • Tuesday146 (17%)
  • Wednesday112 (13%)
  • Thursday121 (14%)
  • Friday139 (17%)
  • Saturday113 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (10%)
  • February75 (8.9%)
  • March61 (7.3%)
  • April52 (6.2%)
  • May65 (7.7%)
  • June57 (6.8%)
  • July76 (9.1%)
  • August60 (7.2%)
  • September68 (8.1%)
  • October74 (8.8%)
  • November86 (10%)
  • December77 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight579 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit45 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds620 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist37 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Other32 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry521 (62%)
  • Wet or damp259 (31%)
  • Frost or ice41 (4.9%)
  • Snow8 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph455 (54%)
  • 40 mph104 (12%)
  • 50 mph17 (2%)
  • 60 mph128 (15%)
  • 70 mph133 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway477 (57%)
  • Roundabout162 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant743 (65%)
  • Cyclist152 (13%)
  • Pedestrian106 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (3%)
  • 6 to 1051 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1577 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20183 (16%)
  • 21 to 25153 (13%)
  • 26 to 35229 (20%)
  • 36 to 45163 (14%)
  • 46 to 5589 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider711 (63%)
  • Passenger318 (28%)
  • Pedestrian106 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,160 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle159 (10%)
  • Motorcycle69 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 89th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1996

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1996: 121, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15121162015
2ndA4776112016
3rdA6054659210
4thA14473112
5thA1139305546
6thA1119283504
7thA1260172303
8thA1109131902
9thA1179131601
10thA1127111302
11thA1073101502
12thB144391211
13thB11623301
14thA432302
15thB10402201
16thB10912200
17thB11672200
18thA11291100
19thB10811100
20thB10951200

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1996

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 536.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1996

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1996: 334.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1996, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years