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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1985, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1984 (227), and casualties fell from 308.

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

Collisions in 1985
197
Down 13% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
291
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
36% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1985

4.1% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1985 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.1%
  • Serious7036%
  • Slight11960%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal124.1%
  • Serious9332%
  • Slight18664%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1985 is highlighted, with 197, down 13% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday41 (21%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.6%)
  • February13 (6.6%)
  • March14 (7.1%)
  • April15 (7.6%)
  • May12 (6.1%)
  • June16 (8.1%)
  • July19 (9.6%)
  • August18 (9.1%)
  • September18 (9.1%)
  • October18 (9.1%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (5.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (56%)
  • Wet or damp65 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (9.1%)
  • Snow4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (30%)
  • 40 mph20 (10%)
  • 60 mph99 (50%)
  • 70 mph18 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Roundabout2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (17%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2077 (26%)
  • 21 to 2544 (15%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (15%)
  • 46 to 5520 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.8%)
  • Over 754 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (64%)
  • Passenger85 (29%)
  • Pedestrian21 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car215 (61%)
  • Motorcycle59 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 338 of them in 1985.

Collisions
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A10 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1985: 34, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA103443111
2ndA1423143011
3rdA45154545
4thB1102131818
5thA11102005
6thA112371104
7thB106361204
8thB13826901
9thA11015501
10thB14115601
11thB13814400
12thA13033612
13thB11043302
14thB10852201
15thA13041201
16thB10471101
17thB10491100
18thB15061201

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1985

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1985: 27.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1985

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1985: 73.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1985, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years