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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1979, and 267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,434 collisions in East Cambridgeshire.

Collisions in 1979
202
Casualties in 1979
267
Fatal collisions
7
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
40% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1979

3.5% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1979 were fatal and 40% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.5%
  • Serious8140%
  • Slight11456%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious9636%
  • Slight16461%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1979 is highlighted, with 202.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025113152
2024133206
2023142219
2022142211
2021113150
2020128172
2019144201
2018152216
2017178267
2016179253
2015145198
2014182247
2013185258
2012185279
2011195271
2010213290
2009218312
2008222304
2007234330
2006271407
2005296421
2004298417
2003311467
2002328482
2001303456
2000320494
1999266407
1998295463
1997266376
1996274390
1995230334
1994253354
1993257387
1992230332
1991238322
1990294431
1989248365
1988280398
1987259358
1986253377
1985197291
1984227308
1983214304
1982217288
1981205289
1980199277
1979202267

When and where crashes happen in East Cambridgeshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (18%)
  • Friday31 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.4%)
  • February6 (3%)
  • March16 (7.9%)
  • April22 (11%)
  • May14 (6.9%)
  • June16 (7.9%)
  • July9 (4.5%)
  • August19 (9.4%)
  • September20 (9.9%)
  • October27 (13%)
  • November20 (9.9%)
  • December20 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds145 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (55%)
  • Wet or damp67 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (9.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (38%)
  • 40 mph18 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph95 (47%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (23%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2075 (28%)
  • 21 to 2547 (18%)
  • 26 to 3536 (13%)
  • 36 to 4522 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5526 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 659 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.5%)
  • Over 758 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider186 (70%)
  • Passenger61 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car184 (54%)
  • Motorcycle61 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1979

Map of the last 16 crashes of 1979 in East Cambridgeshire

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

  • 16 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Cambridgeshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 1979.

Collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1979: 41, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1424168222
2ndA10233205
3rdA1123121506
4thA1101111602
5thA1181212
6thA4571113
7thB11027801
8thB14116814
9thB10615701
10thA13043401
11thB11033301
12thB13813302
13thB13823403
14thB10492201
15thB10852301
16thA13031100
17thA14211100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1979

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1979: 23.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1979

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1979: 66.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years