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PE28 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
9,305
72nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
13,971
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
262
291 people killed
Serious collisions
1,987
2,532 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
131
Up 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
190
Up 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE28

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2622.8%
  • Serious1,98721%
  • Slight7,05676%

What the data shows

  • PE28 had 1,209 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 1,824 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in PE28 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,107 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE28, 8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in PE28.

Where PE28 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
72nd
Most casualties
29th
Most fatal collisions
1st
Most serious collisions
23rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,369 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,281 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,314 (14%)
  • Thursday1,410 (15%)
  • Friday1,582 (17%)
  • Saturday1,247 (13%)
  • Sunday1,102 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,786 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,584 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit602 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit232 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown98 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,305 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway2,338 (25%)
  • Roundabout541 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road93 (1%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,343 (14%)
  • 40 mph546 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph254 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph4,682 (50%)
  • 70 mph2,466 (27%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,909 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,131 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds272 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist254 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds162 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds64 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds22 (0.2%)
  • Other307 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded184 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant10,330 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist1,273 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant629 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist566 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)464 (3.3%)
  • Pedestrian356 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant115 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant80 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant74 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (0.3%)
  • Other37 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE28 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE28, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE28 peaked at 307 in 1989; 2025 had 131.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 131
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025131190
2024108176
2023126184
2022101140
202187120
202085121
2019127196
2018126202
2017145215
2016173263
2015150233
2014130189
2013137192
2012148210
2011182252
2010190274
2009201306
2008205302
2007223308
2006258360
2005250354
2004244338
2003288423
2002281428
2001265413
2000287432
1999272407
1998250401
1997290417
1996256415
1995222339
1994201320
1993253344
1992252389
1991234370
1990282442
1989307475
1988220367
1987242392
1986267417
1985274400
1984236342
1983216325
1982174252
19815176
198061115
197997145

Map of recent crashes in PE28

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE28

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE28

The 24 most recent collisions in PE28 happened between 22 October and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE28

The A14 has the most collisions in PE28, 1,396 of 9,305 (15%), followed by the A141 (938).

Collisions in PE28 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA141,3962,18536228
2ndA1419381,43120200
3rdA18201,34533191
4thB10407341,13620150
5thA112358288913133
6thA60448980033121
7thB1090406611998
8thB6602924081388
9thB10502643651068
10thB1043214326953
11thA1(M)212321543
12thA1096144235323
13thB1086141212437
14thB645113145123
15thB15149712528
16thA119881126222
17thA4573116320
18thB6616692215
19thB10895783315
20thA1307223217
21stB663152204
22ndB13814420
23rdA153400
24thB10963600
25thB6623600

Council areas covering PE28

Collisions in PE28 were recorded in 8 council areas. Huntingdonshire has 9,061 of 9,305 (97%).

Collisions in PE28 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHuntingdonshire9,06113,6102511,927
2ndSouth Cambridgeshire105163624
3rdBedford4871114
4thEast Cambridgeshire314726
5thFenland2228110
6thPeterborough223003
7thNorth Northamptonshire111513
8thCambridge3300