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Cambridge road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 643 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1983, and 735 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982 (642), and casualties fell from 748.

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

Collisions in 1983
643
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
735
Down 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1983

1.1% of collisions in Cambridge in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious15925%
  • Slight47774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious16823%
  • Slight55976%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 643, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 643
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday114 (18%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday126 (20%)
  • Saturday93 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (5.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.3%)
  • February37 (5.8%)
  • March50 (7.8%)
  • April45 (7%)
  • May60 (9.3%)
  • June47 (7.3%)
  • July64 (10%)
  • August42 (6.5%)
  • September62 (9.6%)
  • October61 (9.5%)
  • November76 (12%)
  • December52 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds527 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry459 (71%)
  • Wet or damp179 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph585 (91%)
  • 40 mph36 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (77%)
  • Roundabout78 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist253 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist211 (29%)
  • Car occupant131 (18%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20250 (34%)
  • 21 to 25109 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (12%)
  • 36 to 4554 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.8%)
  • Over 7529 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider550 (75%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)
  • Passenger73 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (46%)
  • Pedal cycle279 (25%)
  • Motorcycle219 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 120th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
120th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1983

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1983: 148, including 2 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134148172239
2ndA13076470016
3rdA6035560113
4thA13033846110
5thA1309172006
6thB1049172404
7thM113801
8thA2932201
9thA13041100
10thA451101
11thA6051100
12thB11341100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1983

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1983: 595.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1983

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1983: 222.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1983, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years