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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 544 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1981, and 763 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1980 (584), and casualties fell from 834.

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

Collisions in 1981
544
Down 7% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
763
Down 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
25
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1981

4.6% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal254.6%
  • Serious16029%
  • Slight35966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal253.3%
  • Serious20226%
  • Slight53670%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 544, down 7% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (12%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday110 (20%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.5%)
  • February37 (6.8%)
  • March50 (9.2%)
  • April43 (7.9%)
  • May27 (5%)
  • June38 (7%)
  • July47 (8.6%)
  • August51 (9.4%)
  • September43 (7.9%)
  • October60 (11%)
  • November61 (11%)
  • December41 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other29 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (57%)
  • Wet or damp191 (35%)
  • Frost or ice32 (5.9%)
  • Snow9 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph206 (38%)
  • 40 mph45 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph188 (35%)
  • 70 mph94 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (19%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8%)
  • Cyclist55 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5%)
  • 16 to 20180 (24%)
  • 21 to 25113 (15%)
  • 26 to 35120 (16%)
  • 36 to 4579 (10%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6566 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (65%)
  • Passenger207 (27%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (61%)
  • Motorcycle148 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 1981

Map of the last 17 crashes of 1981 in Huntingdonshire

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

  • 17 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Huntingdonshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 162nd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1981: 79, including 5 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA179127533
2ndA1414668213
3rdA45354547
4thA604356779
5thB1043344417
6thB10403343212
7thA1123304009
8thA428161702
9thA14111702
10thA1581813
11thB10918800
12thA109671102
13thA6057802
14thB10866711
15thB10415602
16thB10905503
17thB10464400
18thB6614501
19thA1(M)3501
20thA11263301

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1981

St Neots had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1981: 22.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1981

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1981: 45.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years