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Cambridge road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 642 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1982, and 748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1981 (531), and casualties rose from 601.

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

Collisions in 1982
642
Up 21% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
748
Up 24% on 1981
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1982

0.3% of collisions in Cambridge in 1982 were fatal and 31% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious19731%
  • Slight44369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious20527%
  • Slight54172%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 642, up 21% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday105 (16%)
  • Wednesday101 (16%)
  • Thursday101 (16%)
  • Friday125 (19%)
  • Saturday75 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.4%)
  • February37 (5.8%)
  • March61 (9.5%)
  • April41 (6.4%)
  • May49 (7.6%)
  • June70 (11%)
  • July63 (9.8%)
  • August43 (6.7%)
  • September42 (6.5%)
  • October63 (9.8%)
  • November81 (13%)
  • December51 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight449 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (65%)
  • Wet or damp209 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph583 (91%)
  • 40 mph37 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway506 (79%)
  • Roundabout70 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist249 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (29%)
  • Car occupant154 (21%)
  • Pedestrian106 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1562 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20238 (32%)
  • 21 to 25104 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (12%)
  • 36 to 4549 (6.6%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.7%)
  • Over 7527 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (75%)
  • Pedestrian106 (14%)
  • Passenger84 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (48%)
  • Pedal cycle278 (24%)
  • Motorcycle229 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Cambridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cambridge ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 133rd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1982

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1982: 134, including 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134134168036
2ndA6036168019
3rdA13075163020
4thA13033640014
5thA1309202314
6thB1049121303
7thA13012300
8thB10472201
9thB13681101
10thM111100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1982

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1982: 372.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1982

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1982: 151.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1982.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years