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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1979, and 699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,384 collisions in South Cambridgeshire.

Collisions in 1979
493
Casualties in 1979
699
Fatal collisions
25
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
34% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1979

5.1% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1979 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal255.1%
  • Serious16634%
  • Slight30261%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal294.1%
  • Serious22632%
  • Slight44464%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 493.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025269419
2024271393
2023298425
2022263397
2021248367
2020225333
2019320429
2018336467
2017346489
2016369542
2015352498
2014363521
2013359507
2012421546
2011403574
2010453627
2009446633
2008487680
2007551779
2006555774
2005638948
2004696991
2003637907
2002630917
20017061,052
2000657939
1999619922
1998635936
1997667990
1996661964
1995613897
1994594881
1993567864
1992589868
1991641959
19907131,037
1989615935
1988620960
1987516771
1986595888
1985546788
1984513734
1983504728
1982463702
1981451736
1980470672
1979493699

When and where crashes happen in South Cambridgeshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.7%)
  • February35 (7.1%)
  • March45 (9.1%)
  • April35 (7.1%)
  • May55 (11%)
  • June31 (6.3%)
  • July40 (8.1%)
  • August38 (7.7%)
  • September35 (7.1%)
  • October38 (7.7%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December45 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting101 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (5.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other27 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (56%)
  • Wet or damp162 (33%)
  • Frost or ice43 (8.7%)
  • Snow11 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph118 (24%)
  • 40 mph47 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph290 (59%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (20%)
  • Cyclist57 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant36 (5.2%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20192 (27%)
  • 21 to 25112 (16%)
  • 26 to 35115 (16%)
  • 36 to 4571 (10%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.4%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider491 (70%)
  • Passenger173 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (57%)
  • Motorcycle139 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (7.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1979

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1979 in South Cambridgeshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Cambridgeshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1979.

Collisions
199th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A10 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1979: 52, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105276020
2ndA454065415
3rdA6043651311
4thA1303547311
5thA142649111
6thB1049232507
7thA505223627
8thA11203219
9thA1303111913
10thB1050111504
11thB105271203
12thA6036702
13thB10406810
14thB10466802
15thA11234903
16thB10393411
17thB10423401
18thA13042500
19thB13681100

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1979

Harston and Sawston had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1979, with 9 each.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1979

CB22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1979: 70.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1979, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years