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PE16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
1,145
2,144th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,614
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
53 people killed
Serious collisions
236
290 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PE16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal433.8%
  • Serious23621%
  • Slight86676%

What the data shows

  • PE16 had 149 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 233 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in PE16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 158 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE16, 9.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in PE16.

Where PE16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,144th
Most casualties
2,136th
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
2,159th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday169 (15%)
  • Tuesday160 (14%)
  • Wednesday167 (15%)
  • Thursday173 (15%)
  • Friday202 (18%)
  • Saturday154 (13%)
  • Sunday120 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight794 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting145 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,067 (93%)
  • Roundabout63 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph467 (41%)
  • 40 mph63 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph31 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph583 (51%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds837 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds49 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other58 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,061 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist138 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian114 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant77 (4.8%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE16 peaked at 42 in 2002; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251217
20241215
20231114
20221012
20211624
20201826
20191519
20182228
20171525
20161824
20151920
20141823
20132026
20121831
20112528
20102229
20091719
20082439
20072934
20064158
20053952
20042532
20033856
20024275
20013555
20003765
19992834
19983454
19973348
19963853
19952440
19943247
19933444
19923654
19912439
19902534
19892646
19882531
19872835
19862429
19852934
19842435
19833140
19821724
198113
198056
19792938

Map of recent crashes in PE16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE16

The 24 most recent collisions in PE16 happened between 12 March 2024 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE16

The A141 has the most collisions in PE16, 277 of 1,145 (24%), followed by the A142 (198).

Collisions in PE16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1412774191665
2ndA142198316953
3rdB1050165215333
4thB10985072011

Council areas covering PE16

Collisions in PE16 were recorded in 2 council areas. Fenland has 1,107 of 1,145 (97%).

Collisions in PE16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFenland1,1071,54841229
2ndHuntingdonshire346127

Town in PE16

Of the 1,145 collisions in PE16, 595 (52%) were in Chatteris.