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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 791 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1988, and 1,134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (742), and casualties rose from 1,118.

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

Collisions in 1988
791
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,134
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
23
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1988

2.9% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.9%
  • Serious20626%
  • Slight56271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282.5%
  • Serious25623%
  • Slight85075%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 791, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday104 (13%)
  • Wednesday122 (15%)
  • Thursday121 (15%)
  • Friday133 (17%)
  • Saturday113 (14%)
  • Sunday86 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (9.9%)
  • February65 (8.2%)
  • March58 (7.3%)
  • April54 (6.8%)
  • May70 (8.8%)
  • June55 (7%)
  • July67 (8.5%)
  • August61 (7.7%)
  • September63 (8%)
  • October73 (9.2%)
  • November91 (12%)
  • December56 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight581 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting122 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds595 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (14%)
  • Fog or mist35 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry460 (58%)
  • Wet or damp302 (38%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph247 (31%)
  • 40 mph73 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph274 (35%)
  • 70 mph193 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway551 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (24%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant716 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (12%)
  • Cyclist79 (7%)
  • Pedestrian77 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant52 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4%)
  • 16 to 20249 (22%)
  • 21 to 25205 (18%)
  • 26 to 35202 (18%)
  • 36 to 45147 (13%)
  • 46 to 5578 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7548 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider714 (63%)
  • Passenger343 (30%)
  • Pedestrian77 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,024 (68%)
  • Motorcycle138 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes115 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 1988

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1988 in Huntingdonshire

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Huntingdonshire ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 101st most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
101st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1988: 168, including 6 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1168304637
2ndA1416290114
3rdA6045880316
4thB10434569012
5thB14284353112
6thB10403950110
7thA453548210
8thA11232836210
9thB1091171824
10thA15121422
11thB1090121603
12thA605101402
13thB66081103
14thB10417901
15thA10966602
16thA11266702
17thB10485500
18thB109651212
19thA144602
20thB10864602

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1988

St Neots had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1988: 81.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1988

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1988: 215.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years