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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1980, and 672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (493), and casualties fell from 699.

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

Collisions in 1980
470
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
672
Down 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
23
4.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
36% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1980

4.9% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1980 were fatal and 36% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal234.9%
  • Serious16836%
  • Slight27959%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal284.2%
  • Serious21732%
  • Slight42764%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 470, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7%)
  • February21 (4.5%)
  • March42 (8.9%)
  • April29 (6.2%)
  • May34 (7.2%)
  • June40 (8.5%)
  • July43 (9.1%)
  • August41 (8.7%)
  • September45 (9.6%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November37 (7.9%)
  • December53 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting108 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (64%)
  • Wet or damp148 (31%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (21%)
  • 40 mph43 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph278 (59%)
  • 70 mph47 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (24%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20192 (29%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 35114 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (67%)
  • Passenger189 (28%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (58%)
  • Motorcycle161 (20%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in South Cambridgeshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Cambridgeshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1980.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A604 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1980: 44, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6044458215
2ndA454174410
3rdA103963215
4thA11263328
5thA14233626
6thB1049152005
7thA1307141917
8thB1050142002
9thA505132535
10thA1301121707
11thA1303121705
12thA603101504
13thB1046101302
14thB105291205
15thB10427812
16thM115802
17thA11234604
18thB103941211
19thB10404801
20thB13683301

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1980

Sawston had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1980: 11.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1980

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1980: 81.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years