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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 584 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1982, and 822 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1981 (544), and casualties rose from 763.

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

Collisions in 1982
584
Up 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
822
Up 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
24
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1982

4.1% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1982 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal244.1%
  • Serious15727%
  • Slight40369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal253%
  • Serious20325%
  • Slight59472%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 584, up 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (13%)
  • Friday84 (14%)
  • Saturday112 (19%)
  • Sunday73 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.8%)
  • February44 (7.5%)
  • March38 (6.5%)
  • April33 (5.7%)
  • May47 (8%)
  • June44 (7.5%)
  • July54 (9.2%)
  • August63 (11%)
  • September54 (9.2%)
  • October49 (8.4%)
  • November60 (10%)
  • December64 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting101 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (11%)
  • Fog or mist25 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (60%)
  • Wet or damp184 (32%)
  • Frost or ice47 (8%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph197 (34%)
  • 40 mph47 (8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph218 (37%)
  • 70 mph112 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (19%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (22%)
  • Cyclist84 (10%)
  • Pedestrian53 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20232 (28%)
  • 21 to 25119 (14%)
  • 26 to 35126 (15%)
  • 36 to 4593 (11%)
  • 46 to 5578 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.4%)
  • Over 757 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (65%)
  • Passenger238 (29%)
  • Pedestrian53 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car596 (59%)
  • Motorcycle169 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Huntingdonshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Huntingdonshire ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 155th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
155th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1982: 109, including 5 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1109161527
2ndA454162412
3rdA6043867411
4thA1123334807
5thA1413340110
6thB1043294219
7thB1040273608
8thB660121606
9thA1096111602
10thA15101402
11thB1090101301
12thA42871004
13thA60571303
14thB10467700
15thB10505500
16thB10915802
17thA11264811
18thB10414610
19thB10894811
20thB10954611

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1982

St Neots had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1982: 46.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1982

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1982: 160.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1982, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years