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PE8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,461 road traffic collisions in the PE8 postcode district, North Northamptonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 126 were fatal and 1,027 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (39).

Collisions since 1979
3,461
1,101st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,520
1.59 per collision
Fatal collisions
126
155 people killed
Serious collisions
1,027
1,373 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Up 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
75
Up 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1263.6%
  • Serious1,02730%
  • Slight2,30867%

What the data shows

  • PE8 had 413 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 607 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in PE8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 524 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE8, 9.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in PE8.

Where PE8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,101st
Most casualties
831st
Most fatal collisions
142nd
Most serious collisions
364th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday445 (13%)
  • Tuesday466 (13%)
  • Wednesday451 (13%)
  • Thursday502 (15%)
  • Friday605 (17%)
  • Saturday494 (14%)
  • Sunday498 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,420 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting722 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit215 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit68 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,177 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway1,199 (35%)
  • Roundabout66 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph535 (15%)
  • 40 mph36 (1%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1,738 (50%)
  • 70 mph1,126 (33%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,691 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds421 (12%)
  • Fog or mist90 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.3%)
  • Other81 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded40 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,090 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist447 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant256 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)191 (3.5%)
  • Pedestrian182 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist141 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant63 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE8 peaked at 145 in 1989; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254675
20243968
20234266
20224880
20212335
20203857
20194671
20184569
20175083
201636114
20155985
20144976
20135372
20126692
20115681
201071115
20096290
20086895
200770106
20065377
200580126
20047399
200383121
200277129
200185131
200081155
1999106180
1998110167
1997118196
199699163
199584117
1994102178
199394156
1992122202
199190148
199097161
1989145233
198899157
198787150
198695146
198596144
198487134
198374122
198277139
19816895
19804871
19796493

Map of recent crashes in PE8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE8

The 24 most recent collisions in PE8 happened between 9 May and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE8

The A1 has the most collisions in PE8, 1,116 of 3,461 (32%), followed by the A605 (597).

Collisions in PE8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11,1161,92552246
2ndA60559799433212
3rdA4746281418115
4thA427206261673
5thB6716290020
6thA433970211
7thB66281005
8thA11344400
9thA163400
10thB10813300

Council areas covering PE8

Collisions in PE8 were recorded in 6 council areas. North Northamptonshire has 1,513 of 3,461 (44%).

Collisions in PE8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Northamptonshire1,5132,26550575
2ndPeterborough1,2442,13050289
3rdHuntingdonshire6591,07126159
4thCambridge161702
5thSouth Cambridgeshire121402
6thSouth Kesteven81000

Town in PE8

Of the 3,461 collisions in PE8, 250 (7.2%) were in Oundle.