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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 274 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1996, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1995 (230), and casualties rose from 334.

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

Collisions in 1996
274
Up 19% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
390
Up 17% on 1995
Fatal collisions
10
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1996

3.6% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1996 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.6%
  • Serious5520%
  • Slight20976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious6817%
  • Slight31180%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1996 is highlighted, with 274, up 19% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February31 (11%)
  • March18 (6.6%)
  • April18 (6.6%)
  • May24 (8.8%)
  • June20 (7.3%)
  • July21 (7.7%)
  • August23 (8.4%)
  • September16 (5.8%)
  • October14 (5.1%)
  • November26 (9.5%)
  • December32 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit52 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fog or mist16 (5.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Other11 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (53%)
  • Wet or damp99 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6.9%)
  • Snow6 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (26%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph170 (62%)
  • 70 mph24 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (78%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2077 (20%)
  • 21 to 2555 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (19%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.6%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (70%)
  • Passenger100 (26%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle18 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • 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 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1996.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1996: 43, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1424367111
2ndA10335444
3rdA14202504
4thA1123162213
5thB1102141715
6thB138191101
7thB141181001
8thA1171311
9thA11017801
10thA130371012
11thB108561001
12thB10615601
13thB13825700
14thB10494602
15thB10633600
16thA14212300
17thB11042200
18thA13041100
19thB10521301
20thB15061401

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1996

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1996: 28.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1996

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1996: 113.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1996, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years