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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2021, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2020 (213), and casualties rose from 283.

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

Collisions in 2021
248
Up 16% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
338
Up 19% on 2020
Fatal collisions
9
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 2021

3.6% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2021 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.6%
  • Serious7028%
  • Slight16968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious7823%
  • Slight25174%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 248, up 16% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 248
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (19%)
  • Tuesday41 (17%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (3.6%)
  • February12 (4.8%)
  • March17 (6.9%)
  • April21 (8.5%)
  • May17 (6.9%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July22 (8.9%)
  • August21 (8.5%)
  • September35 (14%)
  • October18 (7.3%)
  • November31 (13%)
  • December20 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (77%)
  • Wet or damp47 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph89 (36%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph75 (30%)
  • 70 mph40 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist31 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2036 (11%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3563 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (70%)
  • Passenger74 (22%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car278 (68%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 131st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Huntingdonshire in 2021

Huntingdon North, Huntingdonshire, PE29 1HT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Huntingdonshire in 2021, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A1 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2021: 22, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1223414
2ndB1040192404
3rdA14141906
4thA1(M)121814
5thA1123121416
6thA141122012
7thB151491012
8thA10967813
9thB66061104
10thA130751102
11thA4285700
12thB10435900
13thB10505803
14thB14284402
15thB6454411
16thB10903400
17thB10963300
18thB6613400
19thA11982301
20thA152201

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2021

Huntingdon had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 2021: 30.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2021

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 2021: 85.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2021, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years