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PE1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,779 road traffic collisions in the PE1 postcode district, Peterborough, from 1979 to 2025, and 15,055 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 1,773 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 157 collisions, up 23% on 2024 (128).

Collisions since 1979
11,779
24th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
15,055
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
73 people killed
Serious collisions
1,773
1,917 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
157
Up 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
207
Up 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal690.6%
  • Serious1,77315%
  • Slight9,93784%

What the data shows

  • PE1 had 1,623 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 2,742 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in PE1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,764 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE1, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in PE1.

Where PE1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
24th
Most casualties
24th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
43rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,718 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,649 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,736 (15%)
  • Thursday1,825 (15%)
  • Friday1,995 (17%)
  • Saturday1,714 (15%)
  • Sunday1,142 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,370 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,060 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown187 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit80 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,499 (64%)
  • Roundabout2,596 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway1,177 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road380 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded127 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph84 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph8,960 (76%)
  • 40 mph1,308 (11%)
  • 50 mph176 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph534 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph713 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,857 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,395 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds218 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds127 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist72 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other333 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded729 (6.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant7,990 (53%)
  • Cyclist2,435 (16%)
  • Pedestrian1,963 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist1,740 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant357 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant249 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant143 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)57 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant40 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE1 peaked at 374 in 2005; 2025 had 157.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 157
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025157207
2024128164
2023137176
2022142190
2021113153
2020108143
2019175234
2018191272
2017213308
2016259331
2015210298
2014211278
2013262322
2012276358
2011279361
2010305409
2009311393
2008294399
2007291399
2006303396
2005374490
2004351454
2003348437
2002335425
2001284393
2000328432
1999264360
1998282373
1997290385
1996335435
1995276344
1994319394
1993272340
1992310376
1991308372
1990302356
1989284335
1988274314
1987291320
1986280334
1985248302
1984260308
1983226279
1982198236
1981113132
1980122164
1979140174

Map of recent crashes in PE1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE1

The 24 most recent collisions in PE1 happened between 16 November and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE1

The A15 has the most collisions in PE1, 1,830 of 11,779 (16%), followed by the A1119 (565).

Collisions in PE1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA151,8302,34513230
2ndA1119565680490
3rdA1139542805665
4thA47476649883
5thA1127320426151
6thA1109258313040
7thA1179253201
8thA1125161801
9thA16101811
10thA6053400

Council areas covering PE1

Collisions in PE1 were recorded in 4 council areas. Peterborough has 11,764 of 11,779 (99.9%).

Collisions in PE1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPeterborough11,76415,037691,768
2ndHuntingdonshire6903
3rdCambridge4402
4thSouth Cambridgeshire4400

Town in PE1

Of the 11,779 collisions in PE1, 10,485 (89%) were in Peterborough.