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Cambridge road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 681 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1988, and 781 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (667), and casualties rose from 757.

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

Collisions in 1988
681
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
781
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1988

0.6% of collisions in Cambridge in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious16524%
  • Slight51275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious17222%
  • Slight60577%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 681, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (15%)
  • Tuesday86 (13%)
  • Wednesday115 (17%)
  • Thursday114 (17%)
  • Friday115 (17%)
  • Saturday101 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (9.5%)
  • February43 (6.3%)
  • March56 (8.2%)
  • April69 (10%)
  • May47 (6.9%)
  • June67 (9.8%)
  • July51 (7.5%)
  • August49 (7.2%)
  • September51 (7.5%)
  • October68 (10%)
  • November63 (9.3%)
  • December52 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight511 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds547 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry492 (72%)
  • Wet or damp179 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph614 (90%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph16 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway537 (79%)
  • Roundabout60 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist295 (38%)
  • Car occupant200 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist152 (19%)
  • Pedestrian112 (14%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20212 (27%)
  • 21 to 25130 (17%)
  • 26 to 35137 (18%)
  • 36 to 4573 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.7%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider580 (74%)
  • Pedestrian112 (14%)
  • Passenger89 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car640 (52%)
  • Pedal cycle314 (26%)
  • Motorcycle161 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 126th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
126th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1988

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1988: 116, including 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134116129031
2ndA13077185015
3rdA6035058310
4thA1303395109
5thA1309354509
6thB1049192506
7thB10473300
8thM113400
9thA102200
10thA13011101
11thA13041100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1988

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1988: 578.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1988

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1988: 215.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years