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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1998, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1997 (266), and casualties rose from 376.

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

Collisions in 1998
295
Up 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
463
Up 23% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1998

3.1% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1998 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious6622%
  • Slight22075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious8719%
  • Slight36679%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1998 is highlighted, with 295, up 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (19%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.2%)
  • February19 (6.4%)
  • March17 (5.8%)
  • April18 (6.1%)
  • May19 (6.4%)
  • June31 (11%)
  • July19 (6.4%)
  • August23 (7.8%)
  • September23 (7.8%)
  • October25 (8.5%)
  • November41 (14%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (6.1%)
  • Fog or mist15 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (57%)
  • Wet or damp110 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph62 (21%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph185 (63%)
  • 70 mph26 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (74%)
  • Van occupant29 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Pedestrian13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2063 (14%)
  • 21 to 2566 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (22%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.9%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (67%)
  • Passenger139 (30%)
  • Pedestrian13 (2.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1998.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1998: 61, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA142618228
2ndA10355308
3rdA1123294719
4thA14184524
5thB1102132205
6thA1303112906
7thA1192014
8thB138281200
9thA11016902
10thB106351401
11thB10855701
12thB10493501
13thB14113301
14thA14212201
15thB13812210
16thA13041100
17thB10611210
18thB11031100
19thB11041100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1998

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1998: 29.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1998

CB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1998: 117.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years