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Peterborough road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 860 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 2000, and 1,231 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1999 (742), and casualties rose from 1,043.

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

Collisions in 2000
860
Up 16% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,231
Up 18% on 1999
Fatal collisions
11
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 2000

1.3% of collisions in Peterborough in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious10913%
  • Slight74086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious14212%
  • Slight1,07387%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 2000 is highlighted, with 860, up 16% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (14%)
  • Tuesday123 (14%)
  • Wednesday113 (13%)
  • Thursday128 (15%)
  • Friday133 (15%)
  • Saturday133 (15%)
  • Sunday111 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59209 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (8.6%)
  • February52 (6%)
  • March61 (7.1%)
  • April60 (7%)
  • May80 (9.3%)
  • June70 (8.1%)
  • July72 (8.4%)
  • August70 (8.1%)
  • September73 (8.5%)
  • October89 (10%)
  • November86 (10%)
  • December73 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight637 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds609 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry564 (66%)
  • Wet or damp280 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph441 (51%)
  • 40 mph90 (10%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph164 (19%)
  • 70 mph152 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (60%)
  • Roundabout198 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant850 (69%)
  • Cyclist95 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian86 (7%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1570 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20186 (15%)
  • 21 to 25164 (13%)
  • 26 to 35296 (24%)
  • 36 to 45209 (17%)
  • 46 to 55126 (10%)
  • 56 to 6545 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (2.9%)
  • Over 7522 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider812 (66%)
  • Passenger333 (27%)
  • Pedestrian86 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,248 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (6%)
  • Motorcycle97 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.5%)
  • Minibus13 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 87th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 2000

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 2000: 127, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15127155011
2ndA4775135413
3rdA11397010316
4thA605557307
5thA1260344902
6thA1296317
7thA1119242701
8thA1127183303
9thB1443172502
10thA1073154114
11thA112981101
12thA117971101
13thA11096701
14thA11254501
15thA434601
16thB10404501
17thB10913400
18thB15243502
19thB11622600
20thB10811100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 2000

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 524.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 2000

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 2000: 328.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years