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PE26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,432 road traffic collisions in the PE26 postcode district, Huntingdonshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,993 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 281 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,432
1,993rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,993
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
50 people killed
Serious collisions
281
345 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
30
Up 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE26

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal433%
  • Serious28120%
  • Slight1,10877%

What the data shows

  • PE26 had 201 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 320 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in PE26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 214 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE26, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in PE26.

Where PE26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,993rd
Most casualties
2,003rd
Most fatal collisions
1,403rd
Most serious collisions
2,054th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday201 (14%)
  • Tuesday208 (15%)
  • Wednesday187 (13%)
  • Thursday242 (17%)
  • Friday236 (16%)
  • Saturday225 (16%)
  • Sunday133 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,016 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting215 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,404 (98%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph448 (31%)
  • 40 mph220 (15%)
  • 50 mph56 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph698 (49%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,087 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (2%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Other47 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded46 (3.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,414 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist141 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian138 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant61 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE26, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE26 peaked at 62 in 1998; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251930
20241925
20231826
20221730
20212229
20201519
20191725
20181418
20173546
20162533
20152936
20142936
20132330
20123550
20113152
20102023
20093445
20083454
20074555
20064065
20054053
20044669
20033554
20022642
20014758
20003858
19994059
19986278
19974050
19963145
19953252
19942640
19934464
19922437
19913954
19903860
19894758
19883244
19875164
19862932
19852026
19843242
19833552
19823040
1981812
198044
19791519

Map of recent crashes in PE26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE26

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE26

The 24 most recent collisions in PE26 happened between 7 September 2024 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE26

The B1040 has the most collisions in PE26, 606 of 1,432 (42%), followed by the B1096 (158).

Collisions in PE26 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB104060684810112
2ndB10961582331028
3rdB660294617
4thB1095152502

Council areas covering PE26

Collisions in PE26 were recorded in 2 council areas. Huntingdonshire has 1,272 of 1,432 (89%).

Collisions in PE26 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHuntingdonshire1,2721,76133246
2ndFenland1562281033

Town in PE26

Of the 1,432 collisions in PE26, 362 (25%) were in Ramsey.