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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 742 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1987, and 1,118 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 204 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (729), and casualties rose from 1,058.

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

Collisions in 1987
742
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,118
Up 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
27
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
204
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1987

3.6% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal273.6%
  • Serious20427%
  • Slight51169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal333%
  • Serious28525%
  • Slight80072%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 742, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (15%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday111 (15%)
  • Thursday92 (12%)
  • Friday152 (20%)
  • Saturday88 (12%)
  • Sunday94 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (5%)
  • February49 (6.6%)
  • March61 (8.2%)
  • April53 (7.1%)
  • May64 (8.6%)
  • June72 (9.7%)
  • July60 (8.1%)
  • August69 (9.3%)
  • September83 (11%)
  • October69 (9.3%)
  • November68 (9.2%)
  • December57 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight534 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds549 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (17%)
  • Fog or mist18 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry415 (56%)
  • Wet or damp293 (39%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (34%)
  • 40 mph75 (10%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph254 (34%)
  • 70 mph155 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant728 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (13%)
  • Cyclist92 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian73 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1574 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20226 (20%)
  • 21 to 25207 (19%)
  • 26 to 35190 (17%)
  • 36 to 45156 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.8%)
  • Over 7527 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider700 (63%)
  • Passenger345 (31%)
  • Pedestrian73 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car875 (66%)
  • Motorcycle153 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes106 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 1987

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1987 in Huntingdonshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Huntingdonshire ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 110th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1987: 132, including 8 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1132220849
2ndA60462133516
3rdA1414868012
4thB1043415418
5thB10404057110
6thA11233654010
7thA45355619
8thB1428304204
9thA15172714
10thB1090111814
11thB10919904
12thB66091303
13thA112681003
14thA109671522
15thB104671012
16thB109671011
17thB10486802
18thB10896701
19thB66161103
20thB10415502

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1987

St Neots had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1987: 66.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1987

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1987: 234.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1987, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1987.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years