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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1990, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1989 (248), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 1990
294
Up 19% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
431
Up 18% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
29% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1990

4.1% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1990 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.1%
  • Serious8429%
  • Slight19867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious12228%
  • Slight29568%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1990 is highlighted, with 294, up 19% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (18%)
  • Friday31 (11%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.5%)
  • February14 (4.8%)
  • March19 (6.5%)
  • April20 (6.8%)
  • May30 (10%)
  • June26 (8.8%)
  • July26 (8.8%)
  • August27 (9.2%)
  • September28 (9.5%)
  • October18 (6.1%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (7.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (64%)
  • Wet or damp98 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (28%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph170 (58%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (13%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2088 (20%)
  • 21 to 2570 (16%)
  • 26 to 3583 (19%)
  • 36 to 4555 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (65%)
  • Passenger123 (29%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (68%)
  • Motorcycle52 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 313 of them in 1990.

Collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1990: 40, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1424086216
2ndA10314935
3rdA11203114
4thA1123202516
5thA45172717
6thB1102121603
7thB138291304
8thA130381101
9thB138181103
10thB14118912
11thA11016602
12thA130461104
13thB10636902
14thB10494501
15thB10614400
16thB10852201
17thB11032300
18thB15062301
19thA14211100
20thB11041301

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1990

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1990: 31.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1990

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1990: 103.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1990, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years