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Cambridge road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1985, and 807 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (730), and casualties fell from 833.

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

Collisions in 1985
686
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
807
Down 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1985

0.9% of collisions in Cambridge in 1985 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious16925%
  • Slight51174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious18323%
  • Slight61877%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 686, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (16%)
  • Tuesday121 (18%)
  • Wednesday96 (14%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (12%)
  • Sunday53 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (6.6%)
  • February30 (4.4%)
  • March44 (6.4%)
  • April50 (7.3%)
  • May62 (9%)
  • June70 (10%)
  • July50 (7.3%)
  • August53 (7.7%)
  • September50 (7.3%)
  • October70 (10%)
  • November91 (13%)
  • December71 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight492 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit179 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds550 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry464 (68%)
  • Wet or damp207 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Snow7 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph616 (90%)
  • 40 mph56 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway533 (78%)
  • Roundabout72 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist288 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist245 (30%)
  • Car occupant162 (20%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20260 (32%)
  • 21 to 25154 (19%)
  • 26 to 35112 (14%)
  • 36 to 4562 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5545 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider608 (75%)
  • Passenger111 (14%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (45%)
  • Pedal cycle309 (25%)
  • Motorcycle262 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 123rd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1985

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1985: 147, including 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134147180037
2ndA13075675115
3rdA603505307
4thA13033340011
5thA1309151704
6thB1049101501
7thB10475600
8thA13012200
9thA452310
10thA2911100
11thA6041100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1985

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1985: 631.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1985

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1985: 257.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years