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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2018, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2017 (393), and casualties fell from 602.

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

Collisions in 2018
327
Down 17% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
493
Down 18% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 2018

0.6% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2018 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6119%
  • Slight26481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight41584%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 327, down 17% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (18%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (4.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.8%)
  • February21 (6.4%)
  • March23 (7%)
  • April25 (7.6%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June29 (8.9%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August23 (7%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October27 (8.3%)
  • November25 (7.6%)
  • December18 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (72%)
  • Wet or damp81 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph112 (34%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph110 (34%)
  • 70 mph68 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (23%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (75%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2046 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3598 (20%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (14%)
  • 56 to 6546 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (7.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (70%)
  • Passenger120 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (76%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 131st most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Huntingdonshire in 2018

St Neots Priory Park & Little Paxton, Huntingdonshire, PE19 1JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Huntingdonshire in 2018, with 16 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A14 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2018: 41, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA144169210
2ndA1233605
3rdB1040192903
4thA1(M)152201
5thB1090132601
6thA1198112805
7thB1043111304
8thB645101301
9thA109691303
10thA112381002
11thA60581301
12thA42871101
13thB66071001
14thA14161200
15thB15146701
16thB14285700
17thB10413600
18thB10503301
19thB10863701
20thB10953400

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2018

Huntingdon and St Neots had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 2018, with 25 each.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2018

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 2018: 126.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2018.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years