Peterborough Police Service Release Top 10 Collision Intersections of 2021

With the release of the Peterborough Police Service’s (PPS) annual report of 2021, the top 10 intersections with the most collisions have been listed on Monday.

The intersection of Water Street and Parkhill Road is listed as Peterborough’s seventh highest for collisions. Four intersections on Parkhill Road are within the top 10. Photo by Luke Best.

The following is the top 10 list of collision intersections in Peterborough from most frequent to least:

1. Clonsilla Avenue & The Parkway

2. Monaghan Road & Parkhill Road West

3. Lansdowne Street & The Parkway

4. Parkhill Road West & Reid Street

5. Lansdowne Street & Monaghan Road

6. George Street North & Parkhill Road West

7. Parkhill Road West & Water Street

8. Armour Road & Parkhill Road East

9. Ashburnham Drive & Lansdowne Street East

10. Rubidge Street & Sherbrooke Street

There was a four per cent increase in collisions investigated from 1,800 in 2020 to 1,872 for 2021. There were 61 fewer collisions of damage over $2,000 with 674. Additionally, there were 30 less collisions in damage under $2,000 with 783 compared to 2020.

Pedestrian and cyclist injuries saw an increase from 54 in 2020 (40 pedestrians and 14 cyclists) to 68 last year.

Last year saw a two per cent overall increase in the amount of Highway Traffic Act (HTA) Provincial Offence Notices (PONS) issued according to PPS. This number has fluctuated over the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PPS is focusing on continuing to implement e-ticketing, training more officers in reconstruction and as motorcycle operators.

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