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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 759 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1997, and 1,088 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1996 (673), and casualties rose from 986.

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

Collisions in 1997
759
Up 13% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,088
Up 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
16
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1997

2.1% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious11916%
  • Slight62482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious14413%
  • Slight92885%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 759, up 13% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (15%)
  • Tuesday125 (16%)
  • Wednesday107 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday124 (16%)
  • Saturday111 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.7%)
  • February59 (7.8%)
  • March54 (7.1%)
  • April56 (7.4%)
  • May48 (6.3%)
  • June68 (9%)
  • July63 (8.3%)
  • August69 (9.1%)
  • September61 (8%)
  • October70 (9.2%)
  • November73 (9.6%)
  • December72 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight564 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit101 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds537 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3%)
  • Fog or mist23 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Other27 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry446 (59%)
  • Wet or damp290 (38%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph225 (30%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph291 (38%)
  • 70 mph182 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway511 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (20%)
  • Roundabout65 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant798 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist66 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian51 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (4%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20188 (17%)
  • 21 to 25155 (14%)
  • 26 to 35239 (22%)
  • 36 to 45157 (14%)
  • 46 to 55129 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider735 (68%)
  • Passenger302 (28%)
  • Pedestrian51 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,051 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes104 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle79 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 101st most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1997: 113, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1113172420
2ndA1481113212
3rdB1040527618
4thA141345515
5thB1514293702
6thA1123253801
7thB1428192502
8thB645162612
9thA1096142501
10thB1043141902
11thB660142405
12thA605111811
13thB1046112111
14thB1050101201
15thB1091101503
16thA158902
17thA42881503
18thB10968901
19thB66171012
20thA11986702

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1997

Huntingdon had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1997: 63.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1997

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1997: 285.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years