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Cambridge road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 617 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1993, and 708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1992 (622), and casualties rose from 696.

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

Collisions in 1993
617
Down 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
708
Up 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1993

0.8% of collisions in Cambridge in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious9916%
  • Slight51383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious10715%
  • Slight59684%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1993 is highlighted, with 617, down 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 617
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday111 (18%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday109 (18%)
  • Friday105 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (11%)
  • Sunday38 (6.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.6%)
  • February31 (5%)
  • March47 (7.6%)
  • April45 (7.3%)
  • May53 (8.6%)
  • June60 (9.7%)
  • July70 (11%)
  • August52 (8.4%)
  • September56 (9.1%)
  • October63 (10%)
  • November53 (8.6%)
  • December46 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight445 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (73%)
  • Wet or damp164 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph559 (91%)
  • 40 mph42 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (79%)
  • Roundabout62 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist331 (47%)
  • Car occupant182 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (12%)
  • Pedestrian87 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20160 (23%)
  • 21 to 25108 (15%)
  • 26 to 35139 (20%)
  • 36 to 4579 (11%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.2%)
  • Over 7517 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider539 (76%)
  • Pedestrian87 (12%)
  • Passenger82 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (52%)
  • Pedal cycle351 (30%)
  • Motorcycle92 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 128th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1993

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1993: 106, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134106127222
2ndA1307465408
3rdA603434813
4thA1303394703
5thA1309283507
6thB1049171805
7thB10473300
8thA102300
9thA13011100
10thA451100
11thB10431100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1993

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1993: 588.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1993

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1993: 211.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years