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PE15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
3,481
1,095th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,737
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
79
89 people killed
Serious collisions
652
778 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
44
Up 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal792.3%
  • Serious65219%
  • Slight2,75079%

What the data shows

  • PE15 had 454 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 738 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in PE15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 584 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE15, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in PE15.

Where PE15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,095th
Most casualties
1,074th
Most fatal collisions
525th
Most serious collisions
1,064th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday497 (14%)
  • Tuesday501 (14%)
  • Wednesday507 (15%)
  • Thursday513 (15%)
  • Friday573 (16%)
  • Saturday500 (14%)
  • Sunday390 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,475 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit577 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting334 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit56 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,250 (93%)
  • Roundabout104 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,812 (52%)
  • 40 mph211 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph133 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph1,317 (38%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,644 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds378 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds141 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds61 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist47 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other118 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded75 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,816 (59%)
  • Cyclist687 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist468 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian433 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant163 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)59 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant32 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE15 peaked at 113 in 1997; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253044
20243542
20234056
20224156
20214260
20205084
20194861
20185478
20176391
20165171
20155781
20147199
20136889
201280112
20117398
20107699
200976106
200879115
200782109
200676110
200599133
200489117
200399148
200294117
200194109
200093131
199976113
199893119
1997113165
199694123
199592112
199488113
199396124
199298141
1991106156
1990103137
198993119
198895142
198782118
19866888
198590114
19847797
198385106
19826895
19812227
19802130
19796182

Map of recent crashes in PE15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE15

The 24 most recent collisions in PE15 happened between 21 May and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE15

The B1101 has the most collisions in PE15, 918 of 3,481 (26%), followed by the A141 (799).

Collisions in PE15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB11019181,10016149
2ndA1417991,31531163
3rdB1099372470853
4thB1093265399463
5thB1098125204332
6thB1096182003
7thA605162002
8thA110171202

Council areas covering PE15

Collisions in PE15 were recorded in 3 council areas. Fenland has 3,470 of 3,481 (99.7%).

Collisions in PE15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFenland3,4704,72579651
2ndSouth Cambridgeshire4500
3rdCambridge3300

Towns in PE15

Collisions in PE15 were recorded in 2 towns, led by March (1,743) and Doddington and Wimblington (221).