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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 606 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1983, and 895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1982 (584), and casualties rose from 822.

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

Collisions in 1983
606
Up 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
895
Up 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
23
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1983

3.8% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.8%
  • Serious15526%
  • Slight42871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.7%
  • Serious19622%
  • Slight67575%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 606, up 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (14%)
  • Friday103 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.9%)
  • February42 (6.9%)
  • March40 (6.6%)
  • April51 (8.4%)
  • May40 (6.6%)
  • June48 (7.9%)
  • July52 (8.6%)
  • August54 (8.9%)
  • September66 (11%)
  • October55 (9.1%)
  • November56 (9.2%)
  • December48 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight439 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds460 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (61%)
  • Wet or damp207 (34%)
  • Frost or ice24 (4%)
  • Snow6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph243 (40%)
  • 40 mph55 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph201 (33%)
  • 70 mph102 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3%)
  • Roundabout12 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist191 (21%)
  • Cyclist75 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.3%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1566 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20240 (27%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35141 (16%)
  • 36 to 4597 (11%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.8%)
  • Over 7524 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (61%)
  • Passenger292 (33%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car655 (61%)
  • Motorcycle181 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 135th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
135th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1983: 87, including 8 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA187161819
2ndA1415978114
3rdB10404269014
4thA454163210
5thB10433745112
6thA1123304025
7thA604305718
8thA428141404
9thA15122102
10thB1041101000
11thA1491903
12thA60591505
13thB109191211
14thA109681112
15thB109081004
16thB66071502
17thB10466600
18thB10895602
19thB109651013
20thB10864601

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1983

St Neots had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1983: 70.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1983

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1983: 205.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years