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PE2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,682 road traffic collisions in the PE2 postcode district, Peterborough, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 57 were fatal and 938 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 65 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (64).

Collisions since 1979
5,682
386th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,485
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
57
65 people killed
Serious collisions
938
1,033 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
65
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
96
Up 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal571%
  • Serious93817%
  • Slight4,68782%

What the data shows

  • PE2 had 763 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 1,232 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in PE2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 958 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE2, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in PE2.

Where PE2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
386th
Most casualties
394th
Most fatal collisions
1,003rd
Most serious collisions
479th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday802 (14%)
  • Tuesday836 (15%)
  • Wednesday875 (15%)
  • Thursday902 (16%)
  • Friday943 (17%)
  • Saturday744 (13%)
  • Sunday580 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,102 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,355 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown92 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit65 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,605 (63%)
  • Roundabout960 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway870 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road162 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded85 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph23 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,806 (67%)
  • 40 mph409 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph28 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph359 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph1,053 (19%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,281 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds640 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds120 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds82 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist60 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Other173 (3%)
  • Not recorded290 (5.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,319 (58%)
  • Cyclist1,073 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist930 (12%)
  • Pedestrian671 (9%)
  • Van occupant147 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant111 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant109 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)60 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE2 peaked at 186 in 1990; 2025 had 65.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256596
20246483
20237895
20227084
20216587
20206075
20196985
201872104
2017106150
2016114149
2015112156
201495130
2013110148
2012116143
2011126154
2010103144
2009127181
2008146182
2007136174
2006161199
2005175259
2004152211
2003166232
2002152212
2001181237
2000185236
1999136180
1998159210
1997177241
1996134185
1995135181
1994165214
1993152203
1992161213
1991148191
1990186239
1989165211
1988121158
1987143184
1986140170
1985142180
1984119147
1983119140
198292124
19812230
19802226
19793852

Map of recent crashes in PE2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE2

The 24 most recent collisions in PE2 happened between 1 September and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE2

The A605 has the most collisions in PE2, 1,661 of 5,682 (29%), followed by the A1139 (719).

Collisions in PE2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6051,6612,16013289
2ndA11397191,07321116
3rdA15534682472
4thA1260378558340
5thA1129180222230
6thA189138122
7thB1091273106
8thA1(M)253812
9thA11795600

Council areas covering PE2

Collisions in PE2 were recorded in 3 council areas. Peterborough has 5,516 of 5,682 (97%).

Collisions in PE2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPeterborough5,5167,24554906
2ndHuntingdonshire158230331
3rdFenland81001

Towns in PE2

Collisions in PE2 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Peterborough (3,624) and Farcet (3).