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Peterborough road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 742 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 1999, and 1,043 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1998 (834), and casualties fell from 1,158.

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

Collisions in 1999
742
Down 11% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,043
Down 10% on 1998
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Peterborough in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious8311%
  • Slight64887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious1029.8%
  • Slight92889%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 1999 is highlighted, with 742, down 11% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (16%)
  • Tuesday98 (13%)
  • Wednesday95 (13%)
  • Thursday128 (17%)
  • Friday115 (15%)
  • Saturday96 (13%)
  • Sunday92 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59202 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.1%)
  • February45 (6.1%)
  • March65 (8.8%)
  • April64 (8.6%)
  • May60 (8.1%)
  • June47 (6.3%)
  • July63 (8.5%)
  • August60 (8.1%)
  • September75 (10%)
  • October68 (9.2%)
  • November71 (9.6%)
  • December64 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight542 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds545 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded37 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry494 (67%)
  • Wet or damp231 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph384 (52%)
  • 40 mph84 (11%)
  • 50 mph15 (2%)
  • 60 mph132 (18%)
  • 70 mph125 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway464 (63%)
  • Roundabout138 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant698 (67%)
  • Cyclist106 (10%)
  • Pedestrian85 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1561 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20136 (13%)
  • 21 to 25146 (14%)
  • 26 to 35224 (21%)
  • 36 to 45154 (15%)
  • 46 to 55123 (12%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.7%)
  • Over 7512 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider676 (65%)
  • Passenger282 (27%)
  • Pedestrian85 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,070 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle77 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 99th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 1999

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 1999: 91, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1591121210
2ndA477611037
3rdA1139457215
4thA605374702
5thA1254711
6thA1260223901
7thA1119172101
8thB1443152000
9thA1127121601
10thA1073112223
11thA1179111710
12thA11095500
13thA11295600
14thA11254400
15thB104041100
16thB10914402
17thA1(M)3300
18thB10813702
19thB15242201
20thB11621201

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 1999

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 436.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 1999

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 1999: 264.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years