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PE4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,795 road traffic collisions in the PE4 postcode district, Peterborough, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 477 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
2,795
1,392nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,659
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
36 people killed
Serious collisions
477
552 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
46
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal341.2%
  • Serious47717%
  • Slight2,28482%

What the data shows

  • PE4 had 347 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 559 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in PE4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 585 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE4, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in PE4.

Where PE4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,392nd
Most casualties
1,428th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
1,557th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday387 (14%)
  • Tuesday425 (15%)
  • Wednesday423 (15%)
  • Thursday416 (15%)
  • Friday499 (18%)
  • Saturday370 (13%)
  • Sunday275 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,003 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit672 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,664 (60%)
  • Roundabout612 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway448 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded40 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,618 (58%)
  • 40 mph482 (17%)
  • 50 mph123 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph250 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph304 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,131 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds332 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other88 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded130 (4.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,081 (57%)
  • Cyclist598 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist448 (12%)
  • Pedestrian343 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant53 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant48 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE4 peaked at 92 in 1996; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253446
20242943
20232738
20223440
20213152
20203555
20193260
20183657
20174459
20164556
20154052
20144655
20134051
20125573
20116286
20105565
20097088
200870100
20076389
20065873
20057085
200476102
200379103
20026688
20017693
200074100
199987120
199887114
19976892
199692119
199580114
19946884
199383108
199282108
199188113
199091110
198991119
19888191
198775108
19865765
19857996
19846075
19835568
19823034
19813540
19803242
19792730

Map of recent crashes in PE4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE4

The 24 most recent collisions in PE4 happened between 5 May and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE4

The A15 has the most collisions in PE4, 883 of 2,795 (32%), followed by the A47 (181).

Collisions in PE4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA158831,17515138
2ndA47181252735
3rdA465712
4thA11393711
5thA15003301

Council areas covering PE4

Collisions in PE4 were recorded in 2 council areas. Peterborough has 2,786 of 2,795 (99.7%).

Collisions in PE4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPeterborough2,7863,64833475
2ndWest Lindsey5712

Town in PE4

Of the 2,795 collisions in PE4, 2,042 (73%) were in Peterborough.