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Peterborough road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 678 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 2011, and 893 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (708), and casualties fell from 998.

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

Collisions in 2011
678
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
893
Down 11% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 2011

1% of collisions in Peterborough in 2011 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious659.6%
  • Slight60689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious697.7%
  • Slight81791%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 2011 is highlighted, with 678, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (15%)
  • Tuesday107 (16%)
  • Wednesday85 (13%)
  • Thursday109 (16%)
  • Friday107 (16%)
  • Saturday104 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (10%)
  • February68 (10%)
  • March61 (9%)
  • April48 (7.1%)
  • May53 (7.8%)
  • June51 (7.5%)
  • July48 (7.1%)
  • August51 (7.5%)
  • September53 (7.8%)
  • October59 (8.7%)
  • November57 (8.4%)
  • December58 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight464 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds532 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded65 (9.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry541 (80%)
  • Wet or damp131 (19%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph423 (62%)
  • 40 mph83 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph62 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph97 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (59%)
  • Roundabout163 (24%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (62%)
  • Cyclist115 (13%)
  • Pedestrian90 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20117 (13%)
  • 21 to 25133 (15%)
  • 26 to 35190 (21%)
  • 36 to 45157 (18%)
  • 46 to 5591 (10%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.2%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider595 (67%)
  • Passenger208 (23%)
  • Pedestrian90 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car932 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (9%)
  • Motorcycle83 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 59th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Peterborough in 2011

Central, Peterborough, PE1 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Peterborough in 2011, with 80 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 2011

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 2011: 83, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA158311728
2ndA605465206
3rdA1139415805
4thA47365331
5thA1182801
6thA1260182201
7thA11798800
8thB14437801
9thA10735811
10thA11293601
11thA432401
12thB10912200
13thA161200
14thB10401101
15thB10811100
16thB11621100
17thB11671400

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 2011

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 464.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 2011

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 2011: 279.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years