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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 584 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1980, and 834 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1979 (536), and casualties rose from 742.

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

Collisions in 1980
584
Up 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
834
Up 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1980

2.6% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious16829%
  • Slight40169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious22227%
  • Slight59772%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 584, up 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (12%)
  • Wednesday74 (13%)
  • Thursday103 (18%)
  • Friday114 (20%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.2%)
  • February43 (7.4%)
  • March33 (5.7%)
  • April48 (8.2%)
  • May53 (9.1%)
  • June47 (8%)
  • July32 (5.5%)
  • August60 (10%)
  • September53 (9.1%)
  • October47 (8%)
  • November59 (10%)
  • December67 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight396 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting114 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds452 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (5.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (60%)
  • Wet or damp193 (33%)
  • Frost or ice39 (6.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph215 (37%)
  • 40 mph53 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph207 (35%)
  • 70 mph100 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (17%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (19%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist60 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant35 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6%)
  • 16 to 20216 (26%)
  • 21 to 25129 (15%)
  • 26 to 35158 (19%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (63%)
  • Passenger240 (29%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car609 (60%)
  • Motorcycle167 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Huntingdonshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 157th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1980: 90, including 4 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA190133431
2ndA6045076116
3rdB10434267213
4thA141395319
5thA11233648016
6thA453247210
7thA428161813
8thB1040162216
9thA14133414
10thA1096111401
11thB1050101305
12thB104191301
13thB66091105
14thA6058901
15thA1571012
16thB109071002
17thB10917702
18thA11265902
19thB10955900
20thB10863300

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1980

Huntingdon and St Neots had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1980, with 11 each.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1980

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1980: 56.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1980, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years