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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1982, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (205), and casualties fell from 289.

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

Collisions in 1982
217
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
288
Level with 1981
Fatal collisions
10
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
30% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1982

4.6% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104.6%
  • Serious6630%
  • Slight14165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.5%
  • Serious7827%
  • Slight20069%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1982 is highlighted, with 217, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (16%)
  • Tuesday19 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday36 (17%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9.2%)
  • February11 (5.1%)
  • March19 (8.8%)
  • April12 (5.5%)
  • May19 (8.8%)
  • June15 (6.9%)
  • July16 (7.4%)
  • August20 (9.2%)
  • September11 (5.1%)
  • October14 (6.5%)
  • November36 (17%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (55%)
  • Wet or damp62 (29%)
  • Frost or ice32 (15%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (37%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph103 (47%)
  • 70 mph18 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (25%)
  • Cyclist25 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2093 (32%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3536 (13%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.6%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (70%)
  • Passenger67 (23%)
  • Pedestrian19 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (59%)
  • Motorcycle71 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in East Cambridgeshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Cambridgeshire ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 1982.

Collisions
336th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A10 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1982: 39, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA103950311
2ndA142254027
3rdB1102182113
4thA11131607
5thA1123111502
6thA45101614
7thA110191511
8thB14118901
9thB13817902
10thA14214511
11thA13033501
12thB13823402
13thA13042200
14thB10492300
15thB10632300
16thB15062201
17thB10611100
18thB11041100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1982

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1982: 21.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1982

CB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1982: 57.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1982, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1982.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years