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Peterborough road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Peterborough in 2025, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2024 (337), and casualties rose from 471.

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

Collisions in 2025
386
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
539
Up 14% on 2024
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Peterborough in 2025

1.8% of collisions in Peterborough in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.4% and 17% in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious9926%
  • Slight28073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious10820%
  • Slight42479%

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 931 in 2004. 2025 is highlighted, with 386, up 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (17%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.8%)
  • February20 (5.2%)
  • March42 (11%)
  • April37 (9.6%)
  • May31 (8%)
  • June29 (7.5%)
  • July21 (5.4%)
  • August30 (7.8%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October28 (7.3%)
  • November32 (8.3%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (69%)
  • Wet or damp94 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (6.2%)
  • 30 mph214 (55%)
  • 40 mph50 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph42 (11%)
  • 70 mph52 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (62%)
  • Roundabout65 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Peterborough in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (63%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)
  • Cyclist57 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2047 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2543 (8%)
  • 26 to 35106 (20%)
  • 36 to 4587 (16%)
  • 46 to 5580 (15%)
  • 56 to 6563 (12%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (65%)
  • Passenger122 (23%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Peterborough in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Peterborough had the 74th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Peterborough in 2025

Central, Peterborough, PE1 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Peterborough in 2025, with 38 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Peterborough with the most crashes in 2025

The A15 and A47 had the most collisions in Peterborough in 2025, with 35 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Peterborough, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA153549010
2ndA473562311
3rdA1139234403
4thA1260193512
5thA1172211
6thA605101400
7thA1691312
8thA11795503
9thB14434502
10thB10913301
11thA11292201
12thB10402201
13thB11672200
14thA21101
15thA431100

Towns in Peterborough: crashes in 2025

Peterborough itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 238.

Postcode districts in Peterborough: crashes in 2025

PE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Peterborough in 2025: 157.

Latest crashes in Peterborough in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Peterborough in 2025, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Peterborough road accidents in other years