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PE5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in the PE5 postcode district, Peterborough, from 1979 to 2025, and 596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 87 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
363
2,485th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
596
1.64 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
14 people killed
Serious collisions
87
107 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for PE5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal123.3%
  • Serious8724%
  • Slight26473%

What the data shows

  • PE5 had 39 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 55 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in PE5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 45 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE5, 7.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in PE5.

Where PE5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,485th
Most casualties
2,463rd
Most fatal collisions
2,369th
Most serious collisions
2,494th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (12%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (25%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph85 (23%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph188 (52%)
  • 70 mph83 (23%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant447 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant32 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian22 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE5 peaked at 22 in 1988; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202423
202312
202245
202148
202034
201935
2018610
2017713
2016411
201567
201423
2013714
2012611
2011610
201033
200947
2008715
2007512
2006916
200578
2004614
200389
200256
20011118
20001215
19991117
199857
19971023
1996916
1995910
19941424
19931837
19921627
1991612
19901934
19891730
19882226
19871625
19861115
19851011
1984818
198347
1982713
198146
198033
197911

Map of recent crashes in PE5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE5

The 24 most recent collisions in PE5 happened between 2 September 2018 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE5

The A47 has the most collisions in PE5, 252 of 363 (69%), followed by the A1 (55).

Collisions in PE5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47252437855
2ndA15585218

Council areas covering PE5

Collisions in PE5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Peterborough has 305 of 363 (84%).

Collisions in PE5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPeterborough3055081069
2ndHuntingdonshire5484218