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Peterborough road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 592 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 2013, and 783 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2012 (659), and casualties fell from 872.

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

Collisions in 2013
592
Down 10% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
783
Down 10% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 2013

1.2% of collisions in Peterborough in 2013 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight51587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious8010%
  • Slight69589%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 2013 is highlighted, with 592, down 10% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (16%)
  • Wednesday99 (17%)
  • Thursday101 (17%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (11%)
  • Sunday54 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.1%)
  • February27 (4.6%)
  • March43 (7.3%)
  • April36 (6.1%)
  • May59 (10%)
  • June39 (6.6%)
  • July47 (7.9%)
  • August46 (7.8%)
  • September61 (10%)
  • October53 (9%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December72 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded38 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (68%)
  • Wet or damp174 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph347 (59%)
  • 40 mph71 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph64 (11%)
  • 70 mph99 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (57%)
  • Roundabout145 (24%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (62%)
  • Cyclist100 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian71 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2095 (12%)
  • 21 to 25112 (14%)
  • 26 to 35166 (21%)
  • 36 to 45140 (18%)
  • 46 to 55109 (14%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider525 (67%)
  • Passenger187 (24%)
  • Pedestrian71 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car808 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle73 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 62nd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Peterborough in 2013

Central, Peterborough, PE1 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Peterborough in 2013, with 91 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 2013

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 2013: 54, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15547105
2ndA1139507712
3rdA47417023
4thA605416415
5thA1260212201
6thA1202601
7thA11796702
8thA11294500
9thA164701
10thB11673300
11thB10402200
12thB10812200
13thB10912200
14thB14432201
15thB10951100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 2013

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 387.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 2013

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 2013: 262.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years