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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 556 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2008, and 787 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2007 (612), and casualties fell from 838.

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

Collisions in 2008
556
Down 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
787
Down 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 2008

2.2% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious8315%
  • Slight46183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight67586%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 556, down 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (14%)
  • Friday98 (18%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7%)
  • February52 (9.4%)
  • March46 (8.3%)
  • April36 (6.5%)
  • May53 (9.5%)
  • June39 (7%)
  • July35 (6.3%)
  • August38 (6.8%)
  • September38 (6.8%)
  • October59 (11%)
  • November64 (12%)
  • December57 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight394 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (10%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other25 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded52 (9.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (63%)
  • Wet or damp181 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph189 (34%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph202 (36%)
  • 70 mph122 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (22%)
  • Roundabout46 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant582 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian36 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20131 (17%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35156 (20%)
  • 36 to 45138 (18%)
  • 46 to 5586 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (69%)
  • Passenger208 (26%)
  • Pedestrian36 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car762 (76%)
  • Motorcycle60 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Huntingdonshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Huntingdonshire ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 101st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Huntingdonshire in 2008

The Stukeleys, Huntingdonshire, PE29 6GB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Huntingdonshire in 2008, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A14 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2008: 67, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA146710709
2ndA1446606
3rdA1123344416
4thA141315615
5thB1040314517
6thB1514283612
7thB1043243722
8thA1(M)192922
9thB645121602
10thB1090111602
11thB1091111701
12thB1428111603
13thA109681201
14thA119881501
15thA6058902
16thB10448902
17thB66081014
18thB10507902
19thA11395701
20thA155701

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2008

Huntingdon had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 2008: 51.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2008

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 2008: 193.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years