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Cambridge road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 764 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1989, and 884 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1988 (681), and casualties rose from 781.

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

Collisions in 1989
764
Up 12% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
884
Up 13% on 1988
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1989

0.7% of collisions in Cambridge in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious16321%
  • Slight59678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious16719%
  • Slight71281%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 764, up 12% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (16%)
  • Tuesday122 (16%)
  • Wednesday116 (15%)
  • Thursday118 (15%)
  • Friday138 (18%)
  • Saturday89 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (9%)
  • February63 (8.2%)
  • March61 (8%)
  • April60 (7.9%)
  • May67 (8.8%)
  • June60 (7.9%)
  • July62 (8.1%)
  • August58 (7.6%)
  • September60 (7.9%)
  • October79 (10%)
  • November77 (10%)
  • December48 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight557 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds609 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry557 (73%)
  • Wet or damp197 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph692 (91%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph20 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph8 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway585 (77%)
  • Roundabout79 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist367 (42%)
  • Car occupant211 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (18%)
  • Pedestrian104 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20267 (30%)
  • 21 to 25155 (18%)
  • 26 to 35142 (16%)
  • 36 to 4580 (9%)
  • 46 to 5553 (6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.6%)
  • Over 7529 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider662 (75%)
  • Passenger118 (13%)
  • Pedestrian104 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car694 (50%)
  • Pedal cycle392 (28%)
  • Motorcycle168 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1989

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1989 in Cambridge

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cambridge ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 116th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1989

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1989: 144, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134144165232
2ndA130786100013
3rdA13036580214
4thA603313401
5thA1309263308
6thB104991202
7thM1161000
8thB10474400
9thA103400
10thA6042200
11thA10371101
12thA71100
13thB13821100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1989

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1989: 573.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1989

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1989: 209.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years