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Peterborough road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,730 road traffic collisions in Peterborough from 1979 to 2025, and 24,899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 130 were fatal and 3,049 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 239 collisions, up 11% on 2024 (215).

Collisions since 1979
19,730
68th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
24,899
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
130
132 people killed
Serious collisions
3,049
3,267 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
239
Up 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
298
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Peterborough

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1300.7%
  • Serious3,04915%
  • Slight16,55184%

What the data shows

  • Peterborough had 2,690 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 4,332 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Peterborough were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,528 children under 16 were killed or injured in Peterborough, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Peterborough.

Where Peterborough ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
68th
Most casualties
67th
Most fatal collisions
90th
Most serious collisions
72nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,845 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,894 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,949 (15%)
  • Thursday3,103 (16%)
  • Friday3,332 (17%)
  • Saturday2,723 (14%)
  • Sunday1,884 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,216 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,943 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown304 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit140 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting122 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,482 (68%)
  • Roundabout3,619 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway1,858 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road486 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded285 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph155 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph15,313 (78%)
  • 40 mph2,552 (13%)
  • 50 mph330 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph472 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph898 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,935 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,291 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds349 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds229 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist120 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds71 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (0.1%)
  • Other571 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1,147 (5.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant12,594 (51%)
  • Cyclist4,506 (18%)
  • Pedestrian3,290 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist3,047 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant521 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant367 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant299 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant73 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant71 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)69 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Peterborough road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Peterborough, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Peterborough peaked at 569 in 1990; 2025 had 239.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 239
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025239298
2024215273
2023234308
2022256327
2021202265
2020206268
2019278367
2018277387
2017373511
2016410513
2015347479
2014316400
2013387490
2012419521
2011465601
2010447599
2009468601
2008510683
2007466614
2006507639
2005554711
2004532687
2003557717
2002543704
2001494646
2000527676
1999436567
1998515662
1997511663
1996538677
1995453568
1994507624
1993486592
1992544658
1991538642
1990569672
1989522629
1988489555
1987533635
1986503608
1985497595
1984472574
1983436535
1982354436
1981191225
1980195241
1979212256

Map of recent crashes in Peterborough

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Peterborough

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Peterborough

The 24 most recent collisions in Peterborough happened between 3 December and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Peterborough

The A15 has the most collisions in Peterborough, 3,095 of 19,730 (16%), followed by the A605 (1,128).

Collisions in Peterborough on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA153,0953,96623396
2ndA6051,1281,43712197
3rdA475728301594
4thA1119563678489
5thA1127322428151
6thA1139309473850
7thA1109259314041
8thA1179239299123
9thA1129178219230
10thA1125170202026
11thA1260114140013
12thB10917793114
13thA159107015
14thA1(M)6801
15thA11263300
16thA15003500
17thA463401

Council areas covering Peterborough

Collisions in Peterborough were recorded in 6 council areas. Peterborough has 19,604 of 19,730 (99%).

Collisions in Peterborough by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPeterborough19,60424,7081293,025
2ndHuntingdonshire106166120
3rdCambridge7802
4thFenland5701
5thSouth Cambridgeshire5600
6thWest Lindsey3401

Postcode districts in Peterborough

Collisions in Peterborough were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by PE1 (10,485) and PE2 (3,624).