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Peterborough road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 732 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 2009, and 1,001 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2008 (803), and casualties fell from 1,091.

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

Collisions in 2009
732
Down 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,001
Down 8% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Peterborough in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious8311%
  • Slight64588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious949.4%
  • Slight90390%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 2009 is highlighted, with 732, down 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (12%)
  • Tuesday125 (17%)
  • Wednesday104 (14%)
  • Thursday115 (16%)
  • Friday118 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (13%)
  • Sunday84 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.9%)
  • February41 (5.6%)
  • March61 (8.3%)
  • April56 (7.7%)
  • May51 (7%)
  • June68 (9.3%)
  • July56 (7.7%)
  • August51 (7%)
  • September76 (10%)
  • October67 (9.2%)
  • November82 (11%)
  • December65 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight533 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds478 (65%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (8.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other27 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded141 (19%)

Road surface

  • Dry549 (75%)
  • Wet or damp162 (22%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.8%)
  • Snow8 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph404 (55%)
  • 40 mph86 (12%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph122 (17%)
  • 70 mph100 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway455 (62%)
  • Roundabout167 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant661 (66%)
  • Cyclist98 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20140 (14%)
  • 21 to 25147 (15%)
  • 26 to 35207 (21%)
  • 36 to 45151 (15%)
  • 46 to 55129 (13%)
  • 56 to 6564 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3%)
  • Over 7516 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded30 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider669 (67%)
  • Passenger239 (24%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,048 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle75 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Peterborough ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 53rd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Peterborough in 2009

Central, Peterborough, PE1 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Peterborough in 2009, with 93 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 2009

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 2009: 100, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15100143011
2ndA476010819
3rdA1139476706
4thA605344303
5thA1223813
6thA1260172402
7thB144391302
8thA107381402
9thA11796700
10thA11295500
11thB10404610
12thB10813300
13thB11673302
14thB10912201
15thA431201

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 2009

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 468.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 2009

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 2009: 311.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years