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Cambridge road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1979, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,357 collisions in Cambridge.

Collisions in 1979
504
Casualties in 1979
595
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1979

2.2% of collisions in Cambridge in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious15030%
  • Slight34368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious16227%
  • Slight42271%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 504.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979: 504
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025215249
2024215245
2023235263
2022271311
2021251280
2020202225
2019330370
2018306350
2017339380
2016394437
2015346368
2014387424
2013346374
2012377410
2011384425
2010418477
2009452512
2008426493
2007420492
2006492583
2005470547
2004522586
2003473535
2002508579
2001522622
2000585676
1999549632
1998609694
1997600729
1996593674
1995619697
1994629709
1993617708
1992622696
1991701806
1990825926
1989764884
1988681781
1987667757
1986726804
1985686807
1984730833
1983643735
1982642748
1981531601
1980533634
1979504595

When and where crashes happen in Cambridge in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (11%)
  • Tuesday89 (18%)
  • Wednesday87 (17%)
  • Thursday84 (17%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.7%)
  • February31 (6.2%)
  • March43 (8.5%)
  • April33 (6.5%)
  • May49 (9.7%)
  • June36 (7.1%)
  • July35 (6.9%)
  • August38 (7.5%)
  • September41 (8.1%)
  • October63 (13%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December45 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other21 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (68%)
  • Wet or damp138 (27%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph454 (90%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (79%)
  • Roundabout47 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist176 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (28%)
  • Car occupant120 (20%)
  • Pedestrian105 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20174 (29%)
  • 21 to 2587 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (14%)
  • 36 to 4532 (5.4%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.2%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (70%)
  • Pedestrian105 (18%)
  • Passenger74 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (44%)
  • Pedal cycle200 (23%)
  • Motorcycle185 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Cambridge

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cambridge ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1979.

Collisions
195th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1979

The A604 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1979: 76, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60476104224
2ndA13036173124
3rdA105867214
4thA6035660016
5thA11342735110
6thB104981102
7thA457703
8thB10473311
9thA1301100
10thA2801100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1979

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1979: 289.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1979

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1979: 117.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years