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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2023, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2022 (285), and casualties rose from 390.

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

Collisions in 2023
326
Up 14% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
466
Up 19% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 2023

1.2% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2023 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious7021%
  • Slight25277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8017%
  • Slight38282%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 326, up 14% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 326
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (17%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.4%)
  • February24 (7.4%)
  • March25 (7.7%)
  • April16 (4.9%)
  • May30 (9.2%)
  • June32 (9.8%)
  • July25 (7.7%)
  • August40 (12%)
  • September31 (9.5%)
  • October27 (8.3%)
  • November26 (8%)
  • December29 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (67%)
  • Wet or damp73 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (6.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph114 (35%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph89 (27%)
  • 70 mph64 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (21%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3%)
  • 16 to 2054 (12%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (15%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (14%)
  • 56 to 6554 (12%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.5%)
  • Over 7536 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (73%)
  • Passenger102 (22%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 97th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Huntingdonshire in 2023

Huntingdon North, Huntingdonshire, PE29 1HT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Huntingdonshire in 2023, with 15 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 2023

The B1040 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2023: 26, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1040263204
2ndA14243714
3rdA1233503
4thA141223206
5thB1043141804
6thA1123131904
7thA1307121812
8thB1514121401
9thA1(M)111402
10thA1096102203
11thB14289912
12thB64592003
13thB10908912
14thA60561102
15thA11984501
16thA4284903
17thB10954400
18thB6604600
19thB10503601
20thB10412401

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2023

Huntingdon had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 2023: 34.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2023

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 2023: 123.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years