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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1984, and 308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (214), and casualties rose from 304.

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

Collisions in 1984
227
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
308
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
39% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1984

3.1% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1984 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious8939%
  • Slight13158%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious10835%
  • Slight19162%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1984 is highlighted, with 227, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (18%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (18%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.8%)
  • February17 (7.5%)
  • March11 (4.8%)
  • April11 (4.8%)
  • May18 (7.9%)
  • June14 (6.2%)
  • July24 (11%)
  • August15 (6.6%)
  • September20 (8.8%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December29 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (60%)
  • Wet or damp76 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (29%)
  • 40 mph21 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph122 (54%)
  • 70 mph17 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (17%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2089 (29%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3553 (17%)
  • 36 to 4527 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5522 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.6%)
  • Over 757 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (66%)
  • Passenger83 (27%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car232 (60%)
  • Motorcycle52 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (6.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1984.

Collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A10 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1984: 40, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA104056214
2ndA1422532010
3rdA45162309
4thB1382141915
5thA112391204
6thB138171205
7thA1161302
8thA11016702
9thB14116801
10thA13035805
11thA14215603
12thB11025701
13thB10614811
14thB10634401
15thA13043601
16thB10491100
17thB11041100
18thB15061201

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1984

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1984: 26.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1984

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1984: 98.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1984, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years