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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1991, and 322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1990 (294), and casualties fell from 431.

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

Collisions in 1991
238
Down 19% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
322
Down 25% on 1990
Fatal collisions
8
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1991

3.4% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1991 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.4%
  • Serious6025%
  • Slight17071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious7323%
  • Slight23974%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1991 is highlighted, with 238, down 19% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (16%)
  • Tuesday21 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday48 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (10%)
  • February20 (8.4%)
  • March18 (7.6%)
  • April15 (6.3%)
  • May17 (7.1%)
  • June29 (12%)
  • July7 (2.9%)
  • August24 (10%)
  • September19 (8%)
  • October10 (4.2%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December31 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (6.3%)
  • Fog or mist10 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (59%)
  • Wet or damp71 (30%)
  • Frost or ice23 (9.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (24%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph141 (59%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (71%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2064 (20%)
  • 21 to 2559 (18%)
  • 26 to 3560 (19%)
  • 36 to 4527 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5534 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (66%)
  • Passenger85 (26%)
  • Pedestrian25 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car298 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in East Cambridgeshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Cambridgeshire ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1991.

Collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1991: 29, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA142294818
2ndA10222714
3rdA1123151717
4thA45141715
5thA11132302
6thB1102111413
7thB13819910
8thA130381302
9thB104981102
10thB106171003
11thA13046802
12thB13825503
13thA11014601
14thB10633302
15thB11043400
16thA14212201
17thB14112200
18thB15062500
19thB10521101
20thB10581100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1991

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1991: 24.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1991

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1991: 85.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1991.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years