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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1983, and 728 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1982 (463), and casualties rose from 702.

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

Collisions in 1983
504
Up 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
728
Up 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
23
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
31% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1983

4.6% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal234.6%
  • Serious15631%
  • Slight32564%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243.3%
  • Serious20228%
  • Slight50269%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 504, up 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday81 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.9%)
  • February27 (5.4%)
  • March32 (6.3%)
  • April48 (9.5%)
  • May39 (7.7%)
  • June36 (7.1%)
  • July52 (10%)
  • August43 (8.5%)
  • September37 (7.3%)
  • October46 (9.1%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December56 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (64%)
  • Wet or damp164 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.6%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph134 (27%)
  • 40 mph47 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph246 (49%)
  • 70 mph71 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (24%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian34 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20221 (30%)
  • 21 to 25108 (15%)
  • 26 to 35112 (15%)
  • 36 to 4580 (11%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (69%)
  • Passenger193 (27%)
  • Pedestrian34 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (61%)
  • Motorcycle172 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in South Cambridgeshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Cambridgeshire ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 1983.

Collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
155th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A10 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1983: 47, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10476309
2ndA45386128
3rdA604355819
4thA113046210
5thM11234118
6thA505192634
7thB1049182529
8thA1301162307
9thB1050162015
10thA14142703
11thA1303132116
12thA603112314
13thB10469910
14thB105271102
15thB136861722
16thA11235901
17thA13073300
18thB10473510
19thA13092200
20thA11341100

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1983

Great Shelford and Stapleford had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1983: 16.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1983

CB22 and CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1983, with 89 each.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years