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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1983, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1982 (217), and casualties rose from 288.

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

Collisions in 1983
214
Down 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
304
Up 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
35% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1983

2.8% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1983 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious7435%
  • Slight13463%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious9331%
  • Slight20567%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1983 is highlighted, with 214, down 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (12%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.4%)
  • February20 (9.3%)
  • March15 (7%)
  • April20 (9.3%)
  • May19 (8.9%)
  • June15 (7%)
  • July18 (8.4%)
  • August8 (3.7%)
  • September16 (7.5%)
  • October26 (12%)
  • November21 (9.8%)
  • December18 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds172 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Other8 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (63%)
  • Wet or damp70 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (36%)
  • 40 mph19 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph103 (48%)
  • 70 mph15 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (23%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2094 (31%)
  • 21 to 2543 (14%)
  • 26 to 3549 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (11%)
  • 46 to 5517 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (63%)
  • Passenger89 (29%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (57%)
  • Motorcycle67 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in East Cambridgeshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Cambridgeshire ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1983.

Collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A10 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1983: 33, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10334419
2ndA1422943012
3rdA1123182317
4thA1101111505
5thA45102013
6thB1102101004
7thA1181803
8thA13033401
9thA13043400
10thB10613601
11thB10633801
12thB10853502
13thB13813300
14thB13823501
15thB10522200
16thB11032301
17thA14211100
18thB10491101
19thB11041101
20thB14111100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1983

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1983: 15.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1983

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1983: 89.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1983.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years