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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 729 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1986, and 1,058 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 222 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (717), and casualties rose from 981.

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

Collisions in 1986
729
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,058
Up 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
21
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
222
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1986

2.9% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1986 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.9%
  • Serious22230%
  • Slight48667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.6%
  • Serious28127%
  • Slight75071%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 729, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday103 (14%)
  • Thursday112 (15%)
  • Friday137 (19%)
  • Saturday101 (14%)
  • Sunday78 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (9.5%)
  • February40 (5.5%)
  • March53 (7.3%)
  • April45 (6.2%)
  • May64 (8.8%)
  • June59 (8.1%)
  • July58 (8%)
  • August59 (8.1%)
  • September55 (7.5%)
  • October77 (11%)
  • November81 (11%)
  • December69 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight502 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting126 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds534 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (55%)
  • Wet or damp277 (38%)
  • Frost or ice46 (6.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph230 (32%)
  • 40 mph73 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph254 (35%)
  • 70 mph163 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway530 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (21%)
  • Roundabout31 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant684 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (15%)
  • Cyclist93 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian63 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2%)
  • Van occupant21 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1561 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20233 (22%)
  • 21 to 25174 (16%)
  • 26 to 35195 (18%)
  • 36 to 45126 (12%)
  • 46 to 5582 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.4%)
  • Over 7519 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider692 (65%)
  • Passenger303 (29%)
  • Pedestrian63 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car882 (66%)
  • Motorcycle160 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 113th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1986: 147, including 11 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11472461140
2ndA1416888024
3rdA6044687214
4thA1123425909
5thA453763116
6thB10433654213
7thB1428313809
8thB10402731010
9thB1091212906
10thB1090152404
11thB660121803
12thA109681002
13thA60581511
14thB108671003
15thA11266601
16thA1561712
17thB10465803
18thB10485801
19thB10414402
20thB10504800

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1986

St Neots had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1986: 71.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1986

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1986: 259.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1986, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years