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Huntingdonshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 26,472 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025, and 37,906 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 635 were fatal and 5,342 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 292 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (274), and casualties rose from 395 to 409.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
26,472
114th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37,906
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
635
2.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
292
Up 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire

2.4% of collisions in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal6352.4%
  • Serious5,34220%
  • Slight20,49577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal7081.9%
  • Serious6,60217%
  • Slight30,59681%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. In 2025 there were 292, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 292
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025292409
2024274395
2023326466
2022285390
2021248338
2020213283
2019300425
2018327493
2017393602
2016428625
2015378536
2014365528
2013369547
2012423599
2011492664
2010479656
2009529743
2008556787
2007612838
2006632905
2005660922
2004645915
20037111,002
20027141,049
20017311,038
20007211,047
1999680967
19987271,037
19977591,088
1996673986
1995669986
1994607900
1993690955
19927011,040
19917081,049
19907891,178
19898821,276
19887911,134
19877421,118
19867291,058
1985717981
1984651895
1983606895
1982584822
1981544763
1980584834
1979536742

When and where crashes happen in Huntingdonshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,822 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,752 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,754 (14%)
  • Thursday4,013 (15%)
  • Friday4,536 (17%)
  • Saturday3,609 (14%)
  • Sunday2,986 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59945 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59602 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,299 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,063 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,497 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,998 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,117 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,201 (8.3%)
  • February1,926 (7.3%)
  • March1,905 (7.2%)
  • April2,004 (7.6%)
  • May2,159 (8.2%)
  • June2,093 (7.9%)
  • July2,269 (8.6%)
  • August2,239 (8.5%)
  • September2,241 (8.5%)
  • October2,397 (9.1%)
  • November2,634 (10%)
  • December2,404 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight19,278 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,409 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,959 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit527 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown291 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19,928 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,133 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds759 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist540 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds437 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds141 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds57 (0.2%)
  • Other857 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded620 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry16,458 (62%)
  • Wet or damp8,848 (33%)
  • Frost or ice874 (3.3%)
  • Snow142 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep35 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel24 (0.1%)
  • Mud12 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded79 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph94 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph8,562 (32%)
  • 40 mph1,977 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph522 (2%)
  • 60 mph9,463 (36%)
  • 70 mph5,844 (22%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway18,333 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway5,510 (21%)
  • Roundabout1,833 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road641 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded155 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant25,805 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist3,895 (10%)
  • Cyclist2,673 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian2,172 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant1,427 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1,001 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant304 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant232 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant171 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant151 (0.4%)
  • Other65 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5710 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 101,108 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 151,850 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 206,689 (18%)
  • 21 to 255,331 (14%)
  • 26 to 357,326 (19%)
  • 36 to 455,534 (15%)
  • 46 to 553,913 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,600 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 751,471 (3.9%)
  • Over 75929 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded445 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider25,548 (67%)
  • Passenger10,186 (27%)
  • Pedestrian2,172 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car34,193 (71%)
  • Motorcycle3,883 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3,387 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle2,768 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,527 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle426 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach385 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car243 (0.5%)
  • Minibus167 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown100 (0.2%)
  • Other114 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Huntingdonshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Huntingdonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Huntingdonshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 114th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
111thNew Forest26,81836,1195255,988
112thNorth Lincolnshire26,65236,9325545,678
113thRhondda Cynon Taf26,64837,1234963,869
114thHuntingdonshire (this area)26,47237,9066355,342
115thBlackpool26,44934,7742955,170
116thSt Albans25,62336,8563674,493
117thCarmarthenshire25,61937,0115967,185

Accident hotspots in Huntingdonshire

Huntingdon North, Huntingdonshire, PE29 1HT area is the busiest accident hotspot in Huntingdonshire, with 467 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,295, including 132 fatal and 749 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13,2955,284132749
2ndA142,1643,35245327
3rdA1411,6762,43129332
4thB10401,6352,39737319
5thA11231,1571,66128262
6thB10431,0761,48033233
7thA6047351,21652182
8thB14287189004117
9thB1514595746656
10thA4554882028155
11thB66045164617137
12thB10904226319104
13thA1(M)4086281078
14thB1091404547879
15thA1096397576971
16thA6053585651772
17thB6453204451075
18thA152944511259
19thA428263385463
20thB1050227309554

Towns in Huntingdonshire

Huntingdon had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,164.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025: 9,061.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity