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Peterborough road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 608 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 2016, and 830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2015 (558), and casualties rose from 787.

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

Collisions in 2016
608
Up 9% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
830
Up 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 2016

1% of collisions in Peterborough in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7613%
  • Slight52687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious8710%
  • Slight73789%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 2016 is highlighted, with 608, up 9% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (18%)
  • Tuesday96 (16%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday87 (14%)
  • Friday101 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (11%)
  • Sunday51 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.4%)
  • February40 (6.6%)
  • March36 (5.9%)
  • April60 (9.9%)
  • May42 (6.9%)
  • June45 (7.4%)
  • July47 (7.7%)
  • August65 (11%)
  • September56 (9.2%)
  • October71 (12%)
  • November49 (8.1%)
  • December58 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (8.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry436 (72%)
  • Wet or damp160 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph364 (60%)
  • 40 mph58 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph82 (13%)
  • 70 mph86 (14%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (57%)
  • Roundabout120 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant506 (61%)
  • Cyclist97 (12%)
  • Pedestrian87 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)7 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2074 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35186 (22%)
  • 36 to 45148 (18%)
  • 46 to 5592 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.4%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider536 (65%)
  • Passenger207 (25%)
  • Pedestrian87 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car829 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 64th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Peterborough in 2016

Central, Peterborough, PE1 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Peterborough in 2016, with 77 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 2016

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 2016: 55, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA155568111
2ndA47508606
3rdA1139376104
4thA605253304
5thA1162713
6thA1260152201
7thB144371301
8thA11796701
9thA11195800
10thA1651011
11thB10403301
12thA10732200
13thA11292401
14thB11622200
15thB11672210
16thA11251100
17thA11271100
18thB10911100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 2016

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 405.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 2016

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 2016: 256.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years