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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1999, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1998 (295), and casualties fell from 463.

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

Collisions in 1999
266
Down 10% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
407
Down 12% on 1998
Fatal collisions
11
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 1999

4.1% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.1%
  • Serious4918%
  • Slight20677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal133.2%
  • Serious6716%
  • Slight32780%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 1999 is highlighted, with 266, down 10% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (17%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.5%)
  • February24 (9%)
  • March18 (6.8%)
  • April15 (5.6%)
  • May24 (9%)
  • June21 (7.9%)
  • July23 (8.6%)
  • August21 (7.9%)
  • September25 (9.4%)
  • October18 (6.8%)
  • November26 (9.8%)
  • December31 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (61%)
  • Wet or damp89 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (25%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph166 (62%)
  • 70 mph21 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.1%)
  • 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 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (77%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.4%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2094 (23%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (19%)
  • 36 to 4541 (10%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.9%)
  • Over 756 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (66%)
  • Passenger124 (30%)
  • Pedestrian13 (3.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (5%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 1999.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 1999: 55, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1425594310
2ndA10264043
3rdA1123172505
4thA14132404
5thB1382131503
6thB1102122502
7thA1101102104
8thA117911
9thA13046903
10thB106151002
11thA13034600
12thB10854400
13thA14213601
14thB10493411
15thB13813501
16thB11032500
17thB11041100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1999

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 1999: 27.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1999

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 1999: 98.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 1999, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years