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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2016, and 625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2015 (378), and casualties rose from 536.

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

Collisions in 2016
428
Up 13% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
625
Up 17% on 2015
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 2016

2.1% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2016 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight35583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious7612%
  • Slight54086%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 428, up 13% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (11%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.2%)
  • February31 (7.2%)
  • March32 (7.5%)
  • April31 (7.2%)
  • May32 (7.5%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July40 (9.3%)
  • August40 (9.3%)
  • September42 (9.8%)
  • October24 (5.6%)
  • November35 (8.2%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (64%)
  • Wet or damp132 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph137 (32%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph153 (36%)
  • 70 mph82 (19%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (23%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (70%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant40 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (11%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35127 (20%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5590 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7527 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (71%)
  • Passenger146 (23%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 99th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Huntingdonshire in 2016

St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire, PE19 1JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Huntingdonshire in 2016, with 18 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A14 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2016: 58, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA145810512
2ndA1274124
3rdB1040233505
4thA141182804
5thA1(M)162501
6thB1043132313
7thB645122026
8thA1123111501
9thB660101712
10thA60591301
11thB109091801
12thA109681001
13thA4288803
14thB142871201
15thB15146700
16thB10465600
17thB10954701
18thA153501
19thB10913400
20thB6613400

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2016

Huntingdon had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 2016: 37.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2016

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 2016: 164.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years