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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2022, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2021 (248), and casualties rose from 338.

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

Collisions in 2022
285
Up 15% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
390
Up 15% on 2021
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 2022

2.1% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2022 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious7627%
  • Slight20371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious7920%
  • Slight30578%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 285, up 15% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 285
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (17%)
  • Thursday65 (23%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.1%)
  • February18 (6.3%)
  • March25 (8.8%)
  • April17 (6%)
  • May18 (6.3%)
  • June19 (6.7%)
  • July26 (9.1%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September17 (6%)
  • October26 (9.1%)
  • November36 (13%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (70%)
  • Wet or damp62 (22%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph103 (36%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph84 (29%)
  • 70 mph52 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (21%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2053 (14%)
  • 21 to 2527 (6.9%)
  • 26 to 3584 (22%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (75%)
  • Passenger77 (20%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car344 (67%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 124th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Huntingdonshire in 2022

Huntingdon North, Huntingdonshire, PE29 1HT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Huntingdonshire in 2022, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 2022

The B1040 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2022: 21, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1040213506
2ndA141202505
3rdA1193302
4thA1(M)162213
5thA14162816
6thA13079902
7thB104391503
8thA109681111
9thB15148800
10thB10906803
11thB14286601
12thB64561004
13thA11235502
14thA155601
15thA4285703
16thA6055801
17thB10445600
18thB10915500
19thB10504803
20thB10953503

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2022

Huntingdon had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 2022: 25.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2022

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 2022: 99.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years