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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 651 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1984, and 895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (606), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1984
651
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
895
Level with 1983
Fatal collisions
20
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1984

3.1% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.1%
  • Serious17026%
  • Slight46171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious20323%
  • Slight67175%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 651, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (11%)
  • Wednesday100 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (14%)
  • Friday100 (15%)
  • Saturday102 (16%)
  • Sunday84 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.3%)
  • February36 (5.5%)
  • March36 (5.5%)
  • April46 (7.1%)
  • May37 (5.7%)
  • June62 (9.5%)
  • July67 (10%)
  • August59 (9.1%)
  • September66 (10%)
  • October55 (8.4%)
  • November68 (10%)
  • December65 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight469 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds519 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (12%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry386 (59%)
  • Wet or damp228 (35%)
  • Frost or ice34 (5.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph254 (39%)
  • 40 mph49 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph202 (31%)
  • 70 mph130 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (20%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (19%)
  • Cyclist97 (11%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20243 (27%)
  • 21 to 25132 (15%)
  • 26 to 35160 (18%)
  • 36 to 4590 (10%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider588 (66%)
  • Passenger238 (27%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (63%)
  • Motorcycle165 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Huntingdonshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Huntingdonshire ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 132nd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1984: 120, including 6 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1120180633
2ndA1415567110
3rdA1123435329
4thA454053211
5thA6044062314
6thB1040395118
7thB1043294518
8thA428131403
9thB1090121406
10thB1041111304
11thA10968802
12thA147903
13thB66071804
14thA156802
15thA6056801
16thB10916811
17thB10465911
18thB10864802
19thB10964500
20thA11263902

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1984

St Neots had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1984: 60.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1984

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1984: 233.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1984, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years