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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2012, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2011 (492), and casualties fell from 664.

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

Collisions in 2012
423
Down 14% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
599
Down 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 2012

0.9% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5613%
  • Slight36386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious6611%
  • Slight52888%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 423, down 14% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday71 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday43 (10%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.2%)
  • February31 (7.3%)
  • March33 (7.8%)
  • April36 (8.5%)
  • May38 (9%)
  • June25 (5.9%)
  • July51 (12%)
  • August28 (6.6%)
  • September29 (6.9%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November39 (9.2%)
  • December31 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded38 (9%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (65%)
  • Wet or damp134 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph157 (37%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph129 (30%)
  • 70 mph84 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (20%)
  • Roundabout46 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2067 (11%)
  • 21 to 2591 (15%)
  • 26 to 3595 (16%)
  • 36 to 4595 (16%)
  • 46 to 5590 (15%)
  • 56 to 6556 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (72%)
  • Passenger126 (21%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car609 (77%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 109th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Huntingdonshire in 2012

Huntingdon North, Huntingdonshire, PE29 1HT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Huntingdonshire in 2012, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A14 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2012: 56, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA145685010
2ndB1040416514
3rdA1243613
4thB1043233014
5thA1123212703
6thA141163004
7thB1514161902
8thB1428141400
9thA1(M)111303
10thA1096111200
11thB109191000
12thB10907902
13thB6607902
14thA60561002
15thB104461000
16thA155801
17thA11394500
18thA11984610
19thA4284700
20thB10954400

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2012

Huntingdon had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 2012: 39.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2012

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 2012: 145.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years