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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1981, and 289 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1980 (199), and casualties rose from 277.

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

Collisions in 1981
205
Up 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
289
Up 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
37% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1981

2.9% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1981 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious7537%
  • Slight12460%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious9633%
  • Slight18765%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1981 is highlighted, with 205, up 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (13%)
  • Wednesday17 (8.3%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday40 (20%)
  • Saturday37 (18%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.3%)
  • February14 (6.8%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April11 (5.4%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June14 (6.8%)
  • July18 (8.8%)
  • August21 (10%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October20 (9.8%)
  • November16 (7.8%)
  • December21 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (7.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (56%)
  • Wet or damp71 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (6.8%)
  • Snow6 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (37%)
  • 40 mph20 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph97 (47%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (24%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.9%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2099 (34%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3543 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5530 (10%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.5%)
  • Over 756 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (70%)
  • Passenger75 (26%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car209 (60%)
  • Motorcycle70 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1981

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1981 in East Cambridgeshire

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Cambridgeshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 1981.

Collisions
336th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
334th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1981: 39, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1423951216
2ndA102942011
3rdA45131522
4thB1102131506
5thA1191901
6thA112391604
7thA11016912
8thB141161003
9thB13825700
10thA13034700
11thA14213301
12thB10522301
13thB10632300
14thB13812201
15thA13041100
16thB10851101
17thB11041101
18thB11231201

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1981

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1981: 27.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1981

CB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1981: 69.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1981.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years