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Cambridge road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 730 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1984, and 833 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1983 (643), and casualties rose from 735.

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

Collisions in 1984
730
Up 14% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
833
Up 13% on 1983
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1984

0.5% of collisions in Cambridge in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious19326%
  • Slight53373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious20424%
  • Slight62575%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 730, up 14% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (18%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday119 (16%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday126 (17%)
  • Saturday91 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (8.6%)
  • February49 (6.7%)
  • March50 (6.8%)
  • April45 (6.2%)
  • May54 (7.4%)
  • June48 (6.6%)
  • July73 (10%)
  • August68 (9.3%)
  • September51 (7%)
  • October68 (9.3%)
  • November91 (12%)
  • December70 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight526 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit188 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds612 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry509 (70%)
  • Wet or damp206 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph637 (87%)
  • 40 mph42 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph34 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (80%)
  • Roundabout77 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist306 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist259 (31%)
  • Car occupant153 (18%)
  • Pedestrian93 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20286 (34%)
  • 21 to 25141 (17%)
  • 26 to 3584 (10%)
  • 36 to 4579 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5551 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.2%)
  • Over 7527 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider653 (78%)
  • Pedestrian93 (11%)
  • Passenger87 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (44%)
  • Pedal cycle339 (26%)
  • Motorcycle274 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 117th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1984

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1984: 148, including 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134148169046
2ndA6036674012
3rdA13076270011
4thA13034957212
5thA13092837011
6thB1049171907
7thA13014501
8thA453401
9thA6043300
10thB10473301
11thA5052300
12thM112310
13thA1421201
14thB10501201
15thB10611201
16thB11021100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1984

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1984: 656.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1984

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1984: 269.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1984, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years