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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1979, and 742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 26,472 collisions in Huntingdonshire.

Collisions in 1979
536
Casualties in 1979
742
Fatal collisions
19
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1979

3.5% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1979 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.5%
  • Serious15429%
  • Slight36368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal263.5%
  • Serious18425%
  • Slight53272%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 536.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (11%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday104 (19%)
  • Saturday94 (18%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.6%)
  • February34 (6.3%)
  • March38 (7.1%)
  • April38 (7.1%)
  • May40 (7.5%)
  • June43 (8%)
  • July47 (8.8%)
  • August49 (9.1%)
  • September47 (8.8%)
  • October49 (9.1%)
  • November49 (9.1%)
  • December61 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Other25 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (58%)
  • Wet or damp167 (31%)
  • Frost or ice40 (7.5%)
  • Snow15 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph199 (37%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph196 (37%)
  • 70 mph87 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (15%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (20%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant50 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4%)
  • 16 to 20201 (27%)
  • 21 to 25105 (14%)
  • 26 to 35138 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (11%)
  • 46 to 5551 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.2%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider470 (63%)
  • Passenger218 (29%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (58%)
  • Motorcycle154 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (6.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 1979

Map of the last 14 crashes of 1979 in Huntingdonshire

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

  • 14 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Huntingdonshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1979.

Collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
171st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1979: 77, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA177118227
2ndA1415269014
3rdB10434263110
4thA454146113
5thA11233845111
6thA604356175
7thB1040304118
8thA428101103
9thA109691312
10thA1591715
11thA60581711
12thB10918900
13thB66081303
14thA1471103
15thB10907902
16thB10415701
17thB109541102
18thB10463401
19thA11262200
20thB10502200

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1979

St Neots had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1979: 26.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1979

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1979: 94.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1979, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years