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Peterborough road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 708 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 2010, and 998 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2009 (732), and casualties fell from 1,001.

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

Collisions in 2010
708
Down 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
998
Level with 2009
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Peterborough in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious7911%
  • Slight62388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious898.9%
  • Slight90390%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 2010 is highlighted, with 708, down 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (13%)
  • Tuesday95 (13%)
  • Wednesday95 (13%)
  • Thursday131 (19%)
  • Friday115 (16%)
  • Saturday103 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.8%)
  • February62 (8.8%)
  • March50 (7.1%)
  • April54 (7.6%)
  • May49 (6.9%)
  • June71 (10%)
  • July58 (8.2%)
  • August58 (8.2%)
  • September70 (9.9%)
  • October65 (9.2%)
  • November66 (9.3%)
  • December50 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight523 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (9.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other43 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded106 (15%)

Road surface

  • Dry485 (69%)
  • Wet or damp182 (26%)
  • Frost or ice33 (4.7%)
  • Snow8 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph400 (56%)
  • 40 mph77 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph99 (14%)
  • 70 mph120 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (61%)
  • Roundabout157 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant694 (70%)
  • Cyclist93 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian84 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20138 (14%)
  • 21 to 25129 (13%)
  • 26 to 35233 (23%)
  • 36 to 45174 (17%)
  • 46 to 55117 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.4%)
  • Over 7519 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider645 (65%)
  • Passenger269 (27%)
  • Pedestrian84 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,007 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (7%)
  • Motorcycle70 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 54th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Peterborough in 2010

Central, Peterborough, PE1 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Peterborough in 2010, with 77 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 2010

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 2010: 88, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA158812515
2ndA475593311
3rdA1139415105
4thA605324519
5thA1305316
6thA1260213301
7thA1179101202
8thA107392101
9thB144391301
10thB104061001
11thB10914501
12thA11292401
13thB11672300
14thA431100
15thB10811200
16thB11621100
17thB15241101

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 2010

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 446.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 2010

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 2010: 305.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years