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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1986, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 28% on 1985 (197), and casualties rose from 291.

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

Collisions in 1986
253
Up 28% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
377
Up 30% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
32% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1986

4.3% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1986 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.3%
  • Serious8232%
  • Slight16063%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious11531%
  • Slight24966%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1986 is highlighted, with 253, up 28% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (18%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.9%)
  • February14 (5.5%)
  • March23 (9.1%)
  • April21 (8.3%)
  • May22 (8.7%)
  • June13 (5.1%)
  • July20 (7.9%)
  • August23 (9.1%)
  • September25 (9.9%)
  • October22 (8.7%)
  • November25 (9.9%)
  • December25 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (6.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (58%)
  • Wet or damp87 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (6.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (29%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph134 (53%)
  • 70 mph21 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (15%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4%)
  • 16 to 2095 (25%)
  • 21 to 2562 (16%)
  • 26 to 3567 (18%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (64%)
  • Passenger116 (31%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (65%)
  • Motorcycle55 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in East Cambridgeshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Cambridgeshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 1986.

Collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1986: 33, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1423354110
2ndA103045310
3rdA45173217
4thA1123152106
5thA11143327
6thA142191206
7thB110291812
8thB141191203
9thA110181614
10thB13815501
11thA13044901
12thB10614702
13thB10854401
14thA13033401
15thB13823301
16thB10632200
17thB10491100
18thB11031100
19thB1421100
20thB15061100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1986

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1986: 30.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1986

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1986: 97.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years