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Cambridge road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 825 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1990, and 926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1989 (764), and casualties rose from 884.

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

Collisions in 1990
825
Up 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
926
Up 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1990

0.5% of collisions in Cambridge in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious15519%
  • Slight66681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious15917%
  • Slight76382%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 825, up 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (13%)
  • Tuesday129 (16%)
  • Wednesday131 (16%)
  • Thursday133 (16%)
  • Friday149 (18%)
  • Saturday113 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59225 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (9.7%)
  • February54 (6.5%)
  • March70 (8.5%)
  • April55 (6.7%)
  • May71 (8.6%)
  • June75 (9.1%)
  • July76 (9.2%)
  • August70 (8.5%)
  • September55 (6.7%)
  • October78 (9.5%)
  • November85 (10%)
  • December56 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight614 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (4.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds665 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry617 (75%)
  • Wet or damp198 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph757 (92%)
  • 40 mph41 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway643 (78%)
  • Roundabout88 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist407 (44%)
  • Car occupant216 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (17%)
  • Pedestrian126 (14%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20261 (28%)
  • 21 to 25171 (18%)
  • 26 to 35166 (18%)
  • 36 to 4590 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5548 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6544 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.1%)
  • Over 7534 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider704 (76%)
  • Pedestrian126 (14%)
  • Passenger96 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car781 (52%)
  • Pedal cycle433 (29%)
  • Motorcycle172 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 102nd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1990

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1990: 146, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134146168027
2ndA1307778408
3rdA603556305
4thA13035464012
5thA1309364516
6thB1049141504
7thB10475501
8thA103300
9thA453610
10thA13012200
11thA6042200
12thM112501
13thA2911100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1990

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1990: 787.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1990

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1990: 293.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years