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Peterborough road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 803 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 2008, and 1,091 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2007 (734), and casualties rose from 1,023.

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

Collisions in 2008
803
Up 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,091
Up 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 2008

1.4% of collisions in Peterborough in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious8410%
  • Slight70888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious888.1%
  • Slight99091%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 2008 is highlighted, with 803, up 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday119 (15%)
  • Wednesday140 (17%)
  • Thursday118 (15%)
  • Friday128 (16%)
  • Saturday112 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7%)
  • February58 (7.2%)
  • March57 (7.1%)
  • April57 (7.1%)
  • May57 (7.1%)
  • June73 (9.1%)
  • July65 (8.1%)
  • August63 (7.8%)
  • September59 (7.3%)
  • October94 (12%)
  • November85 (11%)
  • December79 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight575 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds523 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (11%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other25 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded139 (17%)

Road surface

  • Dry557 (69%)
  • Wet or damp238 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph439 (55%)
  • 40 mph88 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph141 (18%)
  • 70 mph121 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (58%)
  • Roundabout192 (24%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant756 (69%)
  • Cyclist92 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian89 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1020 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20148 (14%)
  • 21 to 25152 (14%)
  • 26 to 35257 (24%)
  • 36 to 45182 (17%)
  • 46 to 55120 (11%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.5%)
  • Over 7533 (3%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider750 (69%)
  • Passenger252 (23%)
  • Pedestrian89 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,147 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle89 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Peterborough

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Peterborough ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 43rd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Peterborough in 2008

Central, Peterborough, PE1 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Peterborough in 2008, with 85 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 2008

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 2008: 121, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15121172015
2ndA1139597203
3rdA47579213
4thA605395103
5thA1260273601
6thA1253924
7thA1073152712
8thA1179152011
9thB144391211
10thB10406701
11thB11674510
12thB10913700
13thA11292200
14thA432401
15thB11622300
16thB15242210

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 2008

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 510.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 2008

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 2008: 294.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 2008, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years