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Cambridge road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 701 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1991, and 806 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1990 (825), and casualties fell from 926.

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

Collisions in 1991
701
Down 15% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
806
Down 13% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1991

0.6% of collisions in Cambridge in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious13319%
  • Slight56480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious14718%
  • Slight65581%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 701, down 15% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday121 (17%)
  • Wednesday111 (16%)
  • Thursday112 (16%)
  • Friday131 (19%)
  • Saturday81 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (5.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (9.1%)
  • February44 (6.3%)
  • March46 (6.6%)
  • April55 (7.8%)
  • May71 (10%)
  • June56 (8%)
  • July66 (9.4%)
  • August51 (7.3%)
  • September52 (7.4%)
  • October63 (9%)
  • November78 (11%)
  • December55 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight522 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (4.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds552 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry518 (74%)
  • Wet or damp165 (24%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph644 (92%)
  • 40 mph42 (6%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway554 (79%)
  • Roundabout59 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist356 (44%)
  • Car occupant213 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (15%)
  • Pedestrian87 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20202 (25%)
  • 21 to 25151 (19%)
  • 26 to 35133 (17%)
  • 36 to 4571 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5557 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.8%)
  • Over 7522 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider609 (76%)
  • Passenger110 (14%)
  • Pedestrian87 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car656 (52%)
  • Pedal cycle381 (30%)
  • Motorcycle128 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 115th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1991

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1991: 145, including 2 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134145173231
2ndA13075669012
3rdA603545905
4thA13034453011
5thA1309303407
6thB104981002
7thA102200
8thA13021100
9thA451100
10thB10471101

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1991

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1991: 667.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1991

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1991: 246.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years