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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1997, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (274), and casualties fell from 390.

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

Collisions in 1997
266
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
376
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1997

3.8% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1997 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.8%
  • Serious6625%
  • Slight19071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious8021%
  • Slight28676%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1997 is highlighted, with 266, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday50 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (10%)
  • February24 (9%)
  • March14 (5.3%)
  • April12 (4.5%)
  • May20 (7.5%)
  • June27 (10%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August19 (7.1%)
  • September15 (5.6%)
  • October23 (8.6%)
  • November23 (8.6%)
  • December35 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit64 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Fog or mist13 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (53%)
  • Wet or damp104 (39%)
  • Frost or ice19 (7.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph57 (21%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph164 (62%)
  • 70 mph26 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (75%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2056 (15%)
  • 21 to 2563 (17%)
  • 26 to 3586 (23%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (69%)
  • Passenger96 (26%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1997.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1997: 43, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1424365211
2ndA1123294324
3rdA10212625
4thA14203409
5thB1102122103
6thA1303101103
7thA130481503
8thB10498901
9thA14216600
10thB10616902
11thB138261113
12thB141161202
13thB13815701
14thA114501
15thB10634402
16thA11013400
17thB11033300
18thB10852300
19thB11042402
20thB10521100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1997

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1997: 17.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1997

CB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1997: 92.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1997, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years