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Cambridge road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 609 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1998, and 694 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1997 (600), and casualties fell from 729.

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

Collisions in 1998
609
Up 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
694
Down 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1998

0.3% of collisions in Cambridge in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7011%
  • Slight53788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7311%
  • Slight61989%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 609, up 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 609
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (17%)
  • Tuesday119 (20%)
  • Wednesday76 (12%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday107 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (4.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.7%)
  • February35 (5.7%)
  • March47 (7.7%)
  • April41 (6.7%)
  • May48 (7.9%)
  • June60 (9.9%)
  • July69 (11%)
  • August45 (7.4%)
  • September35 (5.7%)
  • October69 (11%)
  • November58 (9.5%)
  • December61 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other26 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry438 (72%)
  • Wet or damp167 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph565 (93%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (77%)
  • Roundabout61 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist304 (44%)
  • Car occupant211 (30%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20119 (17%)
  • 21 to 25110 (16%)
  • 26 to 35159 (23%)
  • 36 to 4573 (11%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded39 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (77%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)
  • Passenger79 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (56%)
  • Pedal cycle320 (28%)
  • Motorcycle79 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 134th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1998

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1998: 153, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134153178114
2ndA603475006
3rdA1303434708
4thA1307435205
5thA1309212402
6thB1049172103
7thA103300
8thB10473300
9thA13012200
10thA142200
11thM112300

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1998

Cambridge, Cambridge had 588 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1998

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1998: 209.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years