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Cambridge road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1996, and 674 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (619), and casualties fell from 697.

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

Collisions in 1996
593
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
674
Down 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1996

0.5% of collisions in Cambridge in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8615%
  • Slight50485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9114%
  • Slight58086%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 593, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 593
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (15%)
  • Tuesday95 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (15%)
  • Thursday105 (18%)
  • Friday95 (16%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.9%)
  • February38 (6.4%)
  • March56 (9.4%)
  • April34 (5.7%)
  • May50 (8.4%)
  • June41 (6.9%)
  • July45 (7.6%)
  • August40 (6.7%)
  • September50 (8.4%)
  • October67 (11%)
  • November74 (12%)
  • December57 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (72%)
  • Wet or damp147 (25%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph523 (88%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph19 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (77%)
  • Roundabout56 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist287 (43%)
  • Car occupant226 (34%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20141 (21%)
  • 21 to 2599 (15%)
  • 26 to 35143 (21%)
  • 36 to 4584 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (3.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded27 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider515 (76%)
  • Passenger88 (13%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car659 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle297 (27%)
  • Motorcycle73 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 136th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1996

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1996: 130, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134130143015
2ndA1307414915
3rdA603394405
4thA1309384715
5thA1303343705
6thB1049111101
7thB10476601
8thM114601
9thA103300
10thA11391100
11thA13011101
12thA141301

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1996

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1996: 559.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1996

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1996: 193.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years