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Peterborough road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 834 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1998, and 1,158 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (858), and casualties fell from 1,195.

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

Collisions in 1998
834
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,158
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1998

1.2% of collisions in Peterborough in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious11414%
  • Slight71085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious13512%
  • Slight1,01387%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1998 is highlighted, with 834, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (12%)
  • Tuesday130 (16%)
  • Wednesday115 (14%)
  • Thursday130 (16%)
  • Friday142 (17%)
  • Saturday125 (15%)
  • Sunday88 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (9%)
  • February45 (5.4%)
  • March50 (6%)
  • April65 (7.8%)
  • May68 (8.2%)
  • June79 (9.5%)
  • July70 (8.4%)
  • August69 (8.3%)
  • September70 (8.4%)
  • October83 (10%)
  • November80 (9.6%)
  • December80 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight608 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds616 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist17 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry537 (64%)
  • Wet or damp283 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph459 (55%)
  • 40 mph92 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph146 (18%)
  • 70 mph129 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway521 (62%)
  • Roundabout152 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant761 (66%)
  • Cyclist118 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian102 (8.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6%)
  • 16 to 20183 (16%)
  • 21 to 25150 (13%)
  • 26 to 35254 (22%)
  • 36 to 45153 (13%)
  • 46 to 55122 (11%)
  • 56 to 6562 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7533 (2.8%)
  • Over 7535 (3%)
  • Not recorded28 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider729 (63%)
  • Passenger327 (28%)
  • Pedestrian102 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,190 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle109 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 88th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1998

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1998: 107, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15107164016
2ndA4785129514
3rdA605477108
4thA1426816
5thA1260253502
6thA1119213102
7thA1139212904
8thA1073142902
9thB1443122104
10thA1179111600
11thA1127101103
12thA1129101001
13thA110981000
14thA11256900
15thA435601
16thB10403610
17thB10812300
18thB10912200
19thB11191100
20thB11431100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1998

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 513.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1998

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1998: 282.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years