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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 727 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1998, and 1,037 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (759), and casualties fell from 1,088.

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

Collisions in 1998
727
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,037
Down 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
13
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 1998

1.8% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious12617%
  • Slight58881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious15415%
  • Slight87084%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 727, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (15%)
  • Tuesday110 (15%)
  • Wednesday112 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (14%)
  • Friday118 (16%)
  • Saturday102 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (12%)
  • February57 (7.8%)
  • March53 (7.3%)
  • April62 (8.5%)
  • May54 (7.4%)
  • June65 (8.9%)
  • July62 (8.5%)
  • August53 (7.3%)
  • September50 (6.9%)
  • October65 (8.9%)
  • November66 (9.1%)
  • December56 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight525 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds524 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Other28 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry433 (60%)
  • Wet or damp268 (37%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph225 (31%)
  • 40 mph51 (7%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph285 (39%)
  • 70 mph157 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway507 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (17%)
  • Roundabout65 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant738 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (7%)
  • Cyclist68 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1563 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20156 (15%)
  • 21 to 25138 (13%)
  • 26 to 35228 (22%)
  • 36 to 45167 (16%)
  • 46 to 55116 (11%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.2%)
  • Over 7522 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider699 (67%)
  • Passenger276 (27%)
  • Pedestrian62 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car978 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle68 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Huntingdonshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Huntingdonshire ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 103rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A14 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 1998: 86, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1486141315
2ndA177116414
3rdB1040537808
4thA141446606
5thA1123377009
6thB1514242904
7thB1428192504
8thB645152003
9thB660132132
10thB1091121701
11thB1043101212
12thB1095101604
13thA60581703
14thB10908801
15thA157800
16thB104671101
17thB66171101
18thA10966701
19thB10866701
20thB10966900

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1998

Huntingdon had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 1998: 75.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 1998

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 1998: 248.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 1998, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years