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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 882 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1989, and 1,276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1988 (791), and casualties rose from 1,134.

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

Collisions in 1989
882
Up 12% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,276
Up 13% on 1988
Fatal collisions
23
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1989

2.6% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.6%
  • Serious20723%
  • Slight65274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.8%
  • Serious26621%
  • Slight98777%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 882, up 12% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (14%)
  • Tuesday113 (13%)
  • Wednesday118 (13%)
  • Thursday138 (16%)
  • Friday160 (18%)
  • Saturday123 (14%)
  • Sunday110 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59166 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (7.5%)
  • February60 (6.8%)
  • March59 (6.7%)
  • April82 (9.3%)
  • May76 (8.6%)
  • June69 (7.8%)
  • July62 (7%)
  • August78 (8.8%)
  • September72 (8.2%)
  • October79 (9%)
  • November103 (12%)
  • December76 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight669 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting120 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds660 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist19 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry514 (58%)
  • Wet or damp337 (38%)
  • Frost or ice28 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph268 (30%)
  • 40 mph68 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph347 (39%)
  • 70 mph183 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway640 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway180 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant874 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (10%)
  • Cyclist94 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian63 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant60 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1049 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1554 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20267 (21%)
  • 21 to 25232 (18%)
  • 26 to 35223 (17%)
  • 36 to 45175 (14%)
  • 46 to 55104 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider843 (66%)
  • Passenger370 (29%)
  • Pedestrian63 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,177 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes144 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle127 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 95th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1989: 166, including 5 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1166277541
2ndA60486134519
3rdA14169108111
4thB10406482014
5thB10435875312
6thA45437255
7thB14284256010
8thA1123294119
9thA1096131603
10thA1126131404
11thA15132003
12thB1046111803
13thB1048101203
14thB1091101202
15thB104191004
16thB108681006
17thB66081102
18thA6056902
19thB10505600
20thB10905902

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1989

St Neots had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1989: 95.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1989

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1989: 299.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years