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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1981, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (470), and casualties rose from 672.

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

Collisions in 1981
451
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
736
Up 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
25
5.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
33% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1981

5.5% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1981 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal255.5%
  • Serious14933%
  • Slight27761%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal344.6%
  • Serious22531%
  • Slight47765%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 451, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday76 (17%)
  • Sunday70 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8%)
  • February31 (6.9%)
  • March33 (7.3%)
  • April30 (6.7%)
  • May38 (8.4%)
  • June36 (8%)
  • July42 (9.3%)
  • August42 (9.3%)
  • September42 (9.3%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November41 (9.1%)
  • December35 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (61%)
  • Wet or damp148 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.5%)
  • Snow13 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (25%)
  • 40 mph39 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph251 (56%)
  • 70 mph47 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (12%)
  • Roundabout9 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant428 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20214 (29%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (14%)
  • 36 to 45100 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (58%)
  • Passenger268 (36%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (62%)
  • Motorcycle137 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1981

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1981 in South Cambridgeshire

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Cambridgeshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1981.

Collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A10 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1981: 34, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA103466414
2ndA60432114412
3rdA453154211
4thA11223818
5thA14222919
6thB1049212917
7thA505194216
8thA1303172617
9thB1050152919
10thA1307141904
11thM11101710
12thA13019904
13thA6037901
14thB10466900
15thB13686914
16thB10474400
17thB10524401
18thB10403300
19thB10423500
20thA11232200

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1981

Sawston had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1981: 13.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1981

CB22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1981: 89.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years