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Cambridge road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 533 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1980, and 634 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1979 (504), and casualties rose from 595.

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

Collisions in 1980
533
Up 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
634
Up 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1980

1.3% of collisions in Cambridge in 1980 were fatal and 30% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious16230%
  • Slight36468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious17928%
  • Slight44771%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 533, up 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday107 (20%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.5%)
  • February49 (9.2%)
  • March31 (5.8%)
  • April34 (6.4%)
  • May41 (7.7%)
  • June47 (8.8%)
  • July37 (6.9%)
  • August44 (8.3%)
  • September42 (7.9%)
  • October62 (12%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December52 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds430 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (70%)
  • Wet or damp152 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph489 (92%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (78%)
  • Roundabout57 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist190 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (28%)
  • Car occupant147 (23%)
  • Pedestrian104 (16%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20229 (36%)
  • 21 to 2593 (15%)
  • 26 to 3566 (10%)
  • 36 to 4545 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5529 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.4%)
  • Over 7521 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider431 (68%)
  • Pedestrian104 (16%)
  • Passenger99 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (47%)
  • Pedal cycle211 (22%)
  • Motorcycle207 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1980

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1980 in Cambridge

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cambridge ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had fewer road collisions than 175 of them in 1980.

Collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1980

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1980: 91, including 1 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA113491118131
2ndA6034754114
3rdA1303374018
4thA13073443111
5thA1309193008
6thA604101103
7thB10495503
8thA104400
9thA13012200
10thB10472201
11thA141100
12thA2901101
13thM111101

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1980

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1980: 401.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1980

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1980: 154.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years