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Cambridge road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 726 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1986, and 804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1985 (686), and casualties fell from 807.

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

Collisions in 1986
726
Up 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
804
Level with 1985
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1986

0.7% of collisions in Cambridge in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious18025%
  • Slight54175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious18823%
  • Slight61176%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 726, up 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 726
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (16%)
  • Tuesday112 (15%)
  • Wednesday125 (17%)
  • Thursday103 (14%)
  • Friday127 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.4%)
  • February49 (6.7%)
  • March50 (6.9%)
  • April64 (8.8%)
  • May79 (11%)
  • June71 (9.8%)
  • July62 (8.5%)
  • August67 (9.2%)
  • September48 (6.6%)
  • October72 (9.9%)
  • November52 (7.2%)
  • December58 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight520 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit193 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds594 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry513 (71%)
  • Wet or damp199 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph656 (90%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway570 (79%)
  • Roundabout83 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist326 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (25%)
  • Car occupant151 (19%)
  • Pedestrian101 (13%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20268 (33%)
  • 21 to 25101 (13%)
  • 26 to 35123 (15%)
  • 36 to 4583 (10%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.4%)
  • Over 7524 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider631 (78%)
  • Pedestrian101 (13%)
  • Passenger72 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car597 (46%)
  • Pedal cycle352 (27%)
  • Motorcycle227 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Cambridge

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cambridge ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 114th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1986

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1986: 152, including 1 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134152164134
2ndA6037480216
3rdA13075766018
4thA13033544113
5thA1309253404
6thB1049161604
7thA13015900
8thM114503
9thA6043401
10thB10473402
11thA31100
12thA451100
13thA6051100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1986

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1986: 674.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1986

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1986: 288.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years