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Huntingdonshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2024, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2023 (326), and casualties fell from 466.

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

Collisions in 2024
274
Down 16% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
395
Down 15% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Huntingdonshire in 2024

1.8% of collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Huntingdonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious6724%
  • Slight20274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious8020%
  • Slight31078%

Huntingdonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Huntingdonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 882 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 274, down 16% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 274
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (17%)
  • Thursday46 (17%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (10%)
  • Sunday27 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (3.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.1%)
  • February27 (9.9%)
  • March32 (12%)
  • April21 (7.7%)
  • May23 (8.4%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July33 (12%)
  • August23 (8.4%)
  • September18 (6.6%)
  • October23 (8.4%)
  • November15 (5.5%)
  • December14 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (69%)
  • Wet or damp75 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph84 (31%)
  • 40 mph31 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph80 (29%)
  • 70 mph57 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (24%)
  • Roundabout21 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2050 (13%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3576 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (16%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (13%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (71%)
  • Passenger95 (24%)
  • Pedestrian21 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car351 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Huntingdonshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Huntingdonshire had the 125th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Huntingdonshire in 2024

Huntingdon North, Huntingdonshire, PE29 1HT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Huntingdonshire in 2024, with 12 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Huntingdonshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A14 had the most collisions in Huntingdonshire in 2024: 25, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Huntingdonshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14253805
2ndA1182507
3rdB1040172903
4thA1(M)153312
5thA141142303
6thB1514111414
7thA1096101204
8thB10439904
9thA130781403
10thB14288803
11thB66081102
12thA11236713
13thB6456911
14thA6055601
15thB10955601
16thA11984802
17thA42841000
18thB10444402
19thB10904701
20thB10914500

Towns in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2024

Huntingdon had the most collisions of any town in Huntingdonshire in 2024: 27.

Postcode districts in Huntingdonshire: crashes in 2024

PE28 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Huntingdonshire in 2024: 104.

Latest crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Huntingdonshire in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2024.

Severity

Huntingdonshire road accidents in other years