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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1988, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (259), and casualties rose from 358.

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

Collisions in 1988
280
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
398
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
30% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1988

1.8% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1988 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious8530%
  • Slight19068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious12932%
  • Slight26466%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1988 is highlighted, with 280, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (18%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.6%)
  • February17 (6.1%)
  • March23 (8.2%)
  • April17 (6.1%)
  • May19 (6.8%)
  • June22 (7.9%)
  • July22 (7.9%)
  • August19 (6.8%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October26 (9.3%)
  • November26 (9.3%)
  • December35 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (55%)
  • Wet or damp116 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph80 (29%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph156 (56%)
  • 70 mph17 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (16%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 20117 (29%)
  • 21 to 2558 (15%)
  • 26 to 3562 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.8%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (66%)
  • Passenger117 (29%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (64%)
  • Motorcycle62 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1988

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1988 in East Cambridgeshire

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Cambridgeshire ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 1988.

Collisions
321st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
301st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1988: 37, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1423750011
2ndA10304617
3rdA11185137
4thB1102162507
5thA45151801
6thA1123111204
7thA1303102003
8thA14217905
9thB138161001
10thB13826611
11thA11014501
12thB10634401
13thB14114503
14thB10613501
15thA13042201
16thB10492301
17thB11032201
18thB15062300
19thA11341101
20thA13071101

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1988

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1988: 33.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1988

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1988: 87.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years