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Cambridge road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 667 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1987, and 757 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1986 (726), and casualties fell from 804.

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

Collisions in 1987
667
Down 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
757
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1987

0.7% of collisions in Cambridge in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious15223%
  • Slight51076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious16021%
  • Slight59278%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 667, down 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 667
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (16%)
  • Tuesday108 (16%)
  • Wednesday112 (17%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7%)
  • February52 (7.8%)
  • March60 (9%)
  • April39 (5.8%)
  • May43 (6.4%)
  • June56 (8.4%)
  • July69 (10%)
  • August43 (6.4%)
  • September51 (7.6%)
  • October80 (12%)
  • November74 (11%)
  • December53 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (17%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry436 (65%)
  • Wet or damp222 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph606 (91%)
  • 40 mph37 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph20 (3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (80%)
  • Roundabout74 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist322 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (22%)
  • Car occupant160 (21%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20221 (29%)
  • 21 to 25129 (17%)
  • 26 to 35128 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5545 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.2%)
  • Over 7534 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider593 (78%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)
  • Passenger75 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car583 (49%)
  • Pedal cycle343 (29%)
  • Motorcycle181 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 123rd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1987

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1987: 140, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134140157233
2ndA13075769110
3rdA6035462112
4thA1303313517
5thA1309303706
6thB1049121502
7thA13015601
8thA102200
9thB10472302
10thA14341101
11thA2901100
12thM111100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1987

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1987: 611.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1987

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1987: 227.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years