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Peterborough road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 659 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 2012, and 872 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2011 (678), and casualties fell from 893.

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

Collisions in 2012
659
Down 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
872
Down 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Peterborough in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7411%
  • Slight58188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious809.2%
  • Slight78890%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 2012 is highlighted, with 659, down 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday106 (16%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday124 (19%)
  • Saturday77 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.5%)
  • February55 (8.3%)
  • March47 (7.1%)
  • April38 (5.8%)
  • May41 (6.2%)
  • June41 (6.2%)
  • July68 (10%)
  • August55 (8.3%)
  • September63 (9.6%)
  • October67 (10%)
  • November67 (10%)
  • December61 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds458 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded87 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry467 (71%)
  • Wet or damp181 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph366 (56%)
  • 40 mph84 (13%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph87 (13%)
  • 70 mph113 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (57%)
  • Roundabout161 (24%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant566 (65%)
  • Cyclist118 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2096 (11%)
  • 21 to 25109 (13%)
  • 26 to 35188 (22%)
  • 36 to 45143 (16%)
  • 46 to 55122 (14%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.2%)
  • Over 7517 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider599 (69%)
  • Passenger203 (23%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car927 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle74 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 56th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Peterborough in 2012

Central, Peterborough, PE1 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Peterborough in 2012, with 82 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 2012

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 2012: 72, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15729208
2ndA47508303
3rdA1139466003
4thA605364814
5thA1243504
6thA1260212812
7thA11797701
8thB144371101
9thB104061001
10thA10735600
11thA434603
12thA11293300
13thA162501
14thB10911100
15thB11621100
16thB11671101

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 2012

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 418.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 2012

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 2012: 276.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years