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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1989, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1988 (280), and casualties fell from 398.

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

Collisions in 1989
248
Down 11% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
365
Down 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
31% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1989

2.4% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1989 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious7731%
  • Slight16567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious9727%
  • Slight26272%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1989 is highlighted, with 248, down 11% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (11%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (21%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (11%)
  • February14 (5.6%)
  • March14 (5.6%)
  • April14 (5.6%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June23 (9.3%)
  • July23 (9.3%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September16 (6.5%)
  • October23 (9.3%)
  • November22 (8.9%)
  • December18 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (4.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (66%)
  • Wet or damp77 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (24%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph162 (65%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (71%)
  • Cyclist37 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2085 (23%)
  • 21 to 2569 (19%)
  • 26 to 3578 (21%)
  • 36 to 4530 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5522 (6%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.9%)
  • Over 759 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (63%)
  • Passenger111 (30%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car315 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1989

Map of the last 19 crashes of 1989 in East Cambridgeshire

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

  • 19 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Cambridgeshire ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1989.

Collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1989: 36, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1423655212
2ndA103456214
3rdA11163214
4thA45152605
5thB1102112003
6thA11238903
7thB138271202
8thA11016702
9thA13034701
10thA14214502
11thB10614601
12thB10634500
13thB10493400
14thB10523302
15thB14113401
16thA13042200
17thB13812500
18thB10411101
19thB10481100
20thB14281100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1989

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1989: 16.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1989

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1989: 73.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1989, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years