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Peterborough road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 503 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 2014, and 676 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2013 (592), and casualties fell from 783.

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

Collisions in 2014
503
Down 15% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
676
Down 14% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Peterborough in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6212%
  • Slight43787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7111%
  • Slight60189%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 2014 is highlighted, with 503, down 15% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday93 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.5%)
  • February41 (8.2%)
  • March40 (8%)
  • April38 (7.6%)
  • May41 (8.2%)
  • June47 (9.3%)
  • July39 (7.8%)
  • August33 (6.6%)
  • September41 (8.2%)
  • October43 (8.5%)
  • November43 (8.5%)
  • December49 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded24 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (68%)
  • Wet or damp161 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph285 (57%)
  • 40 mph68 (14%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph46 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph97 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (55%)
  • Roundabout123 (24%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (62%)
  • Cyclist97 (14%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2053 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 25112 (17%)
  • 26 to 35166 (25%)
  • 36 to 45106 (16%)
  • 46 to 5590 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (66%)
  • Passenger159 (24%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car695 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (11%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Peterborough ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 86th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Peterborough in 2014

Central, Peterborough, PE1 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Peterborough in 2014, with 58 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 2014

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 2014: 61, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15618506
2ndA47467118
3rdA1139386104
4thA605273705
5thA1260222800
6thA1162514
7thB14435500
8thA11294400
9thA164600
10thA11793301
11thB10403400
12thA432200
13thB10811200
14thB10911100
15thB11621100
16thB15241101

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 2014

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 314.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 2014

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 2014: 211.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2014.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years