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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2017, and 602 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2016 (428), and casualties fell from 625.

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

Collisions in 2017
393
Down 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
602
Down 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
14
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 2017

3.6% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.6%
  • Serious6517%
  • Slight31480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.8%
  • Serious8214%
  • Slight50384%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 393, down 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday77 (20%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.7%)
  • February26 (6.6%)
  • March24 (6.1%)
  • April26 (6.6%)
  • May51 (13%)
  • June26 (6.6%)
  • July37 (9.4%)
  • August31 (7.9%)
  • September30 (7.6%)
  • October32 (8.1%)
  • November39 (9.9%)
  • December33 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (70%)
  • Wet or damp108 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph138 (35%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph117 (30%)
  • 70 mph84 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (22%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (69%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant38 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2062 (10%)
  • 21 to 2566 (11%)
  • 26 to 35107 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5592 (15%)
  • 56 to 6556 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6%)
  • Over 7525 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (65%)
  • Passenger164 (27%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Huntingdonshire ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 105th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Huntingdonshire in 2017

Huntingdon North, Huntingdonshire, PE29 1HT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Huntingdonshire in 2017, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A14 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2017: 49, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14499817
2ndA1264916
3rdB1040263804
4thA141202604
5thA1(M)183402
6thA1123131815
7thB1514132001
8thA605122741
9thB1043121612
10thB64581103
11thB66081012
12thA10965901
13thB10445901
14thB10905810
15thA1541201
16thA42841001
17thB14284402
18thB10463300
19thB10963310
20thA11982400

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2017

Huntingdon had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 2017: 45.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2017

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 2017: 142.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2017, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years