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Cambridge road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 549 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 1999, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1998 (609), and casualties fell from 694.

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

Collisions in 1999
549
Down 10% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
632
Down 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 1999

0.2% of collisions in Cambridge in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6812%
  • Slight48087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7512%
  • Slight55688%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 549, down 10% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 549
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday92 (17%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (17%)
  • Friday94 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8%)
  • February35 (6.4%)
  • March54 (9.8%)
  • April41 (7.5%)
  • May36 (6.6%)
  • June50 (9.1%)
  • July37 (6.7%)
  • August38 (6.9%)
  • September46 (8.4%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December51 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight399 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry383 (70%)
  • Wet or damp154 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph498 (91%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway436 (79%)
  • Roundabout53 (9.7%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist256 (41%)
  • Car occupant227 (36%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20103 (16%)
  • 21 to 25105 (17%)
  • 26 to 35138 (22%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (1.9%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (77%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)
  • Passenger70 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (57%)
  • Pedal cycle275 (26%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 149th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 1999

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 1999: 134, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134134154015
2ndA1307445906
3rdA603425104
4thA1309283304
5thA1303202102
6thB1049121402
7thA13015500
8thA102300
9thM112200
10thA141401
11thB10471101

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 1999

Cambridge, Cambridge had 525 collisions in 1999.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 1999

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 1999: 186.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years