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PE3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,909 road traffic collisions in the PE3 postcode district, Peterborough, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,002 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 562 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 38 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (41).

Collisions since 1979
3,909
922nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,002
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
43 people killed
Serious collisions
562
612 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
38
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
50
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal431.1%
  • Serious56214%
  • Slight3,30485%

What the data shows

  • PE3 had 531 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 794 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in PE3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 646 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE3, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in PE3.

Where PE3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
922nd
Most casualties
995th
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
1,322nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday578 (15%)
  • Tuesday640 (16%)
  • Wednesday595 (15%)
  • Thursday640 (16%)
  • Friday673 (17%)
  • Saturday430 (11%)
  • Sunday353 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,884 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit920 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,945 (50%)
  • Roundabout1,171 (30%)
  • Dual carriageway626 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road111 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded56 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph14 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,000 (51%)
  • 40 mph931 (24%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph106 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph846 (22%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,902 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds497 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds70 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other131 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded207 (5.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,961 (59%)
  • Cyclist767 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist588 (12%)
  • Pedestrian444 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant74 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant67 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE3 peaked at 125 in 1991; 2025 had 38.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 38
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253850
20244151
20235068
20224156
20213946
20205063
20195887
20185475
20177399
201687120
20156396
20146380
20136584
201282100
201191123
201081115
20096183
2008108134
200776100
2006104138
200597129
2004105135
2003123167
200297129
2001108138
200082102
199977101
1998108138
1997122156
1996104134
19958196
199484108
199394110
1992101124
1991125158
1990121139
1989110136
1988113136
1987105132
1986107137
1985118134
1984105135
198398119
198279101
19814256
19803942
19793942

Map of recent crashes in PE3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE3

The 24 most recent collisions in PE3 happened between 14 June and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE3

The A47 has the most collisions in PE3, 512 of 3,909 (13%), followed by the A1179 (429).

Collisions in PE3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA475127211571
2ndA1179429565654
3rdA1260348475334
4thA1125154184025
5thA157285012
6thA6054700
7thA11263300

Council area for PE3

PE3 is in Peterborough, where police recorded 32,709 collisions from 1979 to 2025. PE3 accounts for 12% of them.

Town in PE3

Of the 3,909 collisions in PE3, 3,022 (77%) were in Peterborough.