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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1987, and 358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (253), and casualties fell from 377.

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

Collisions in 1987
259
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
358
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
32% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1987

2.7% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1987 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious8432%
  • Slight16865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious10730%
  • Slight24368%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1987 is highlighted, with 259, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (17%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (4.6%)
  • February20 (7.7%)
  • March18 (6.9%)
  • April12 (4.6%)
  • May21 (8.1%)
  • June28 (11%)
  • July15 (5.8%)
  • August24 (9.3%)
  • September23 (8.9%)
  • October25 (9.7%)
  • November37 (14%)
  • December24 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Fog or mist8 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (54%)
  • Wet or damp107 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (27%)
  • 40 mph23 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph143 (55%)
  • 70 mph23 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (14%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2081 (23%)
  • 21 to 2552 (15%)
  • 26 to 3569 (19%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5524 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.1%)
  • Over 754 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (66%)
  • Passenger105 (29%)
  • Pedestrian17 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car308 (65%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (10%)
  • Motorcycle47 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.3%)
  • Minibus8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1987

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1987 in East Cambridgeshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Cambridgeshire ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 1987.

Collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A10 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1987: 38, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA103859210
2ndA1423645110
3rdA45182705
4thA11142226
5thB1102141506
6thA1123131906
7thA130481603
8thB138281200
9thA13037903
10thB13816900
11thA14215802
12thB14115501
13thA11013601
14thB10523502
15thB10492200
16thB10612201
17thB10632200
18thB10852410
19thB11011100
20thB11031100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1987

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1987: 31.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1987

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1987: 86.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years