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Peterborough road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 558 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 2015, and 787 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2014 (503), and casualties rose from 676.

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

Collisions in 2015
558
Up 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
787
Up 16% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Peterborough in 2015 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight49589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious627.9%
  • Slight72192%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 2015 is highlighted, with 558, up 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (16%)
  • Tuesday92 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (16%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday87 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (9.5%)
  • Sunday56 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.6%)
  • February38 (6.8%)
  • March54 (9.7%)
  • April45 (8.1%)
  • May39 (7%)
  • June42 (7.5%)
  • July53 (9.5%)
  • August40 (7.2%)
  • September44 (7.9%)
  • October49 (8.8%)
  • November50 (9%)
  • December56 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds438 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry402 (72%)
  • Wet or damp155 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph327 (59%)
  • 40 mph53 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph71 (13%)
  • 70 mph96 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (58%)
  • Roundabout131 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant510 (65%)
  • Cyclist99 (13%)
  • Pedestrian52 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5%)
  • 16 to 2094 (12%)
  • 21 to 25102 (13%)
  • 26 to 35154 (20%)
  • 36 to 45142 (18%)
  • 46 to 5598 (12%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider517 (66%)
  • Passenger218 (28%)
  • Pedestrian52 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car789 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle51 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 72nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Peterborough in 2015

Central, Peterborough, PE1 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Peterborough in 2015, with 67 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 2015

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 2015: 67, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15679712
2ndA47537929
3rdA1139406506
4thA605253305
5thA1260243700
6thA1183113
7thA11798900
8thB14436700
9thA11293300
10thB10402201
11thB10912200
12thA161100
13thB11621100
14thB11671100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 2015

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 346.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 2015

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 2015: 210.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years