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Cambridge road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 629 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1994, and 709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1993 (617), and casualties rose from 708.

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

Collisions in 1994
629
Up 2% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
709
Level with 1993
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1994

0.5% of collisions in Cambridge in 1994 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious10216%
  • Slight52483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious10715%
  • Slight59984%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1994 is highlighted, with 629, up 2% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994: 629
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (15%)
  • Tuesday95 (15%)
  • Wednesday96 (15%)
  • Thursday125 (20%)
  • Friday102 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (5.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.4%)
  • February54 (8.6%)
  • March61 (9.7%)
  • April44 (7%)
  • May46 (7.3%)
  • June48 (7.6%)
  • July56 (8.9%)
  • August45 (7.2%)
  • September44 (7%)
  • October55 (8.7%)
  • November70 (11%)
  • December47 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight448 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds504 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry467 (74%)
  • Wet or damp157 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph564 (90%)
  • 40 mph49 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph6 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway483 (77%)
  • Roundabout68 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist316 (45%)
  • Car occupant191 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (15%)
  • Pedestrian74 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20149 (21%)
  • 21 to 25134 (19%)
  • 26 to 35157 (22%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (78%)
  • Passenger82 (12%)
  • Pedestrian74 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (54%)
  • Pedal cycle336 (29%)
  • Motorcycle112 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 126th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1994

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1994: 135, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134135153017
2ndA1307545608
3rdA1303434805
4thA603425006
5thA1309323706
6thB10499902
7thB10473501
8thA452401
9thM112200
10thA13011100
11thB11341100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1994

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1994: 605.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1994

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1994: 205.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1994, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years