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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2009, and 743 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (556), and casualties fell from 787.

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

Collisions in 2009
529
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
743
Down 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 2009

0.9% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious8516%
  • Slight43983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious9713%
  • Slight64186%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 529, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday84 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday76 (14%)
  • Saturday89 (17%)
  • Sunday53 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.1%)
  • February25 (4.7%)
  • March36 (6.8%)
  • April33 (6.2%)
  • May41 (7.8%)
  • June46 (8.7%)
  • July47 (8.9%)
  • August42 (7.9%)
  • September44 (8.3%)
  • October62 (12%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December52 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other33 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded43 (8.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (65%)
  • Wet or damp149 (28%)
  • Frost or ice28 (5.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph161 (30%)
  • 40 mph44 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph219 (41%)
  • 70 mph99 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (18%)
  • Roundabout59 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant534 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (10%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian36 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4%)
  • 16 to 20120 (16%)
  • 21 to 25103 (14%)
  • 26 to 35136 (18%)
  • 36 to 45117 (16%)
  • 46 to 55102 (14%)
  • 56 to 6572 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.7%)
  • Over 7520 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (71%)
  • Passenger181 (24%)
  • Pedestrian36 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car699 (74%)
  • Motorcycle74 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 101st most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Huntingdonshire in 2009

St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire, PE19 1JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Huntingdonshire in 2009, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A14 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2009: 65, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA146511107
2ndB1040415815
3rdA141375806
4thA1303613
5thA1123264115
6thB1514252901
7thB1043223107
8thB1428192401
9thA1(M)121902
10thA605111901
11thB660111415
12thB10909903
13thB109581804
14thB10968800
15thA10967801
16thA4286701
17thB10506900
18thA11985701
19thA155602
20thB10915802

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2009

Huntingdon had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 2009: 53.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2009

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 2009: 198.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years