Skip to main content
CrashStats

PE12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,956 road traffic collisions in the PE12 postcode district, South Holland, from 1979 to 2025, and 10,154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 198 were fatal and 1,386 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 104 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (91).

Collisions since 1979
6,956
192nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
10,154
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
198
223 people killed
Serious collisions
1,386
1,751 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
104
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
131
Up 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1982.8%
  • Serious1,38620%
  • Slight5,37277%

What the data shows

  • PE12 had 1,067 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 1,493 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in PE12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 901 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE12, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in PE12.

Where PE12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
192nd
Most casualties
130th
Most fatal collisions
18th
Most serious collisions
122nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday993 (14%)
  • Tuesday948 (14%)
  • Wednesday967 (14%)
  • Thursday995 (14%)
  • Friday1,180 (17%)
  • Saturday1,033 (15%)
  • Sunday840 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,899 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting994 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit928 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown95 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit35 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,554 (94%)
  • Roundabout238 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,508 (22%)
  • 40 mph577 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph153 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph4,248 (61%)
  • 70 mph469 (6.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,323 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds757 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds229 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist152 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds114 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds56 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds28 (0.4%)
  • Other195 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded102 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant7,086 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist1,077 (11%)
  • Cyclist483 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian472 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant372 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)263 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant164 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant70 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant24 (0.2%)
  • Other43 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE12 peaked at 203 in 1998; 2025 had 104.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 104
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104131
202491119
202399129
202291128
202191117
2020107149
2019125160
2018104134
2017111143
2016144201
2015132197
2014140212
2013168231
2012125184
2011141203
2010163232
2009149202
2008142204
2007183262
2006150219
2005184312
2004189300
2003175286
2002159243
2001167265
2000189298
1999199294
1998203320
1997171234
1996192267
1995169259
1994154243
1993139207
1992178270
1991134188
1990140218
1989192267
1988175257
1987154201
1986160228
1985139196
1984154218
1983136204
1982158232
1981137214
1980121190
1979128186

Map of recent crashes in PE12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE12

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE12

The 24 most recent collisions in PE12 happened between 8 October and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE12

The A17 has the most collisions in PE12, 1,477 of 6,956 (21%), followed by the A151 (968).

Collisions in PE12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA171,4772,44059327
2ndA1519681,39931183
3rdB11684315961591
4thB1165394573476
5thB1359270400954
6thA162443941354
7thB1357241324436
8thA10732153621550
9thB1515180244226
10thB1166119173227
11thB13906585010
12thA11016094212
13thB1173182110
14thA52172803
15thA1571202
16thB116771102
17thB13976701
18thA13500
19thA11683300
20thA6073301
21stB11773602
22ndB11873302
23rdB11923502

Council areas covering PE12

Collisions in PE12 were recorded in 5 council areas. South Holland has 6,877 of 6,956 (99%).

Collisions in PE12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Holland6,87710,0191941,367
2ndBoston60102312
3rdPeterborough6902
4thSouth Kesteven61012
5thNorth Kesteven3500

Towns in PE12

Collisions in PE12 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Holbeach (623) and Long Sutton, South Holland (424).