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Peterborough road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 2019, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2018 (460), and casualties fell from 674.

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

Collisions in 2019
438
Down 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
629
Down 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 2019

1.6% of collisions in Peterborough in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious7617%
  • Slight35581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious8413%
  • Slight53385%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 2019 is highlighted, with 438, down 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday91 (21%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.9%)
  • February40 (9.1%)
  • March36 (8.2%)
  • April26 (5.9%)
  • May42 (9.6%)
  • June33 (7.5%)
  • July36 (8.2%)
  • August39 (8.9%)
  • September36 (8.2%)
  • October39 (8.9%)
  • November35 (8%)
  • December37 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (73%)
  • Wet or damp109 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph243 (55%)
  • 40 mph53 (12%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph63 (14%)
  • 70 mph63 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (18%)
  • Roundabout61 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (64%)
  • Cyclist79 (13%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2065 (10%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35137 (22%)
  • 36 to 4596 (15%)
  • 46 to 5596 (15%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (69%)
  • Passenger139 (22%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 77th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Peterborough in 2019

Central, Peterborough, PE1 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Peterborough in 2019, with 44 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 2019

The A15 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 2019: 47, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA15477404
2ndA1139335038
3rdA47315417
4thA605131500
5thB1443111702
6thA1101714
7thA1260101601
8thA117971202
9thA11295500
10thB10404501
11thB11674601
12thB15243300
13thB10912200
14thA1(M)1200
15thA161510
16thB10811500
17thB10951100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 2019

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 278.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 2019

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 2019: 175.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years