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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 673 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1996, and 986 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1995 (669), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1996
673
Up 1% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
986
Level with 1995
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1996

1.6% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious9314%
  • Slight56985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious12012%
  • Slight85387%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 673, up 1% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (14%)
  • Tuesday107 (16%)
  • Wednesday98 (15%)
  • Thursday108 (16%)
  • Friday104 (15%)
  • Saturday92 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.3%)
  • February78 (12%)
  • March45 (6.7%)
  • April44 (6.5%)
  • May48 (7.1%)
  • June41 (6.1%)
  • July38 (5.6%)
  • August53 (7.9%)
  • September53 (7.9%)
  • October72 (11%)
  • November72 (11%)
  • December80 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight483 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit113 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds475 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (8%)
  • Fog or mist45 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other33 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (60%)
  • Wet or damp228 (34%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.2%)
  • Snow8 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (27%)
  • 40 mph37 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph240 (36%)
  • 70 mph195 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (27%)
  • Roundabout59 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant744 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist51 (5.2%)
  • Pedestrian48 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20168 (17%)
  • 21 to 25154 (16%)
  • 26 to 35217 (22%)
  • 36 to 45144 (15%)
  • 46 to 5596 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider656 (67%)
  • Passenger282 (29%)
  • Pedestrian48 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car993 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes112 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle56 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 119th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1996: 116, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1116194212
2ndA1494146114
3rdB1040476306
4thA141354702
5thA1123255003
6thB1428182303
7thB645132002
8thA605121800
9thB1514121600
10thB660121505
11thB1043111510
12thB104671001
13thA10966801
14thA156701
15thB10866802
16thB109061502
17thB109151003
18thA11394400
19thB10504502
20thB109541002

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1996

St Neots had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1996: 59.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1996

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1996: 244.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1996, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years