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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1993, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1992 (230), and casualties rose from 332.

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

Collisions in 1993
257
Up 12% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
387
Up 17% on 1992
Fatal collisions
11
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1993

4.3% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1993 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.3%
  • Serious6325%
  • Slight18371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious8823%
  • Slight28674%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1993 is highlighted, with 257, up 12% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (12%)
  • Wednesday24 (9.3%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday52 (20%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (13%)
  • February13 (5.1%)
  • March21 (8.2%)
  • April19 (7.4%)
  • May18 (7%)
  • June17 (6.6%)
  • July21 (8.2%)
  • August13 (5.1%)
  • September19 (7.4%)
  • October25 (9.7%)
  • November27 (11%)
  • December31 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (58%)
  • Wet or damp93 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (24%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph161 (63%)
  • 70 mph22 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.4%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (18%)
  • 21 to 2566 (17%)
  • 26 to 3581 (21%)
  • 36 to 4548 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (67%)
  • Passenger117 (30%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (72%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1993.

Collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
244th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1993

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1993: 39, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA142396238
2ndA10234829
3rdA45193006
4thA1123183016
5thB1102152210
6thB1061111604
7thA130371512
8thA130471412
9thB10497810
10thB138271004
11thA11015500
12thA14215501
13thB13814601
14thB14114700
15thA113511
16thB10633300
17thB10853301
18thB11042201
19thA10001101
20thB10841100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1993

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1993: 23.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1993

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1993: 93.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1993, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years