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Cambridge road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 600 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1997, and 729 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (593), and casualties rose from 674.

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

Collisions in 1997
600
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
729
Up 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Cambridge in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7212%
  • Slight52387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious7610%
  • Slight64889%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 600, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday113 (19%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday107 (18%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (11%)
  • Sunday49 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.2%)
  • February52 (8.7%)
  • March51 (8.5%)
  • April54 (9%)
  • May53 (8.8%)
  • June51 (8.5%)
  • July62 (10%)
  • August39 (6.5%)
  • September43 (7.2%)
  • October50 (8.3%)
  • November64 (11%)
  • December38 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit158 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry438 (73%)
  • Wet or damp154 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph553 (92%)
  • 40 mph30 (5%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway464 (77%)
  • Roundabout61 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist278 (38%)
  • Car occupant274 (38%)
  • Pedestrian83 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20123 (17%)
  • 21 to 25144 (20%)
  • 26 to 35148 (20%)
  • 36 to 4598 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider532 (73%)
  • Passenger114 (16%)
  • Pedestrian83 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car638 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle290 (26%)
  • Motorcycle73 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Cambridge

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cambridge ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 140th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1997

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1997: 143, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134143172215
2ndA603496107
3rdA1307485919
4thA1303394506
5thA1309283704
6thB104981002
7thB10475600
8thA143400
9thA101200
10thA13011100
11thA13041200
12thM111100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1997

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 1997: 571.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1997

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1997: 212.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1997, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years