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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1984, and 734 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (504), and casualties rose from 728.

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

Collisions in 1984
513
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
734
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
18
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
33% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1984

3.5% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1984 were fatal and 33% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.5%
  • Serious16933%
  • Slight32664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.7%
  • Serious22130%
  • Slight49367%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 513, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday82 (16%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (4.7%)
  • February23 (4.5%)
  • March31 (6%)
  • April37 (7.2%)
  • May41 (8%)
  • June46 (9%)
  • July52 (10%)
  • August51 (9.9%)
  • September54 (11%)
  • October47 (9.2%)
  • November61 (12%)
  • December46 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (66%)
  • Wet or damp158 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph137 (27%)
  • 40 mph45 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph263 (51%)
  • 70 mph62 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway426 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (12%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (23%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian39 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20206 (28%)
  • 21 to 25109 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (67%)
  • Passenger205 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (61%)
  • Motorcycle171 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in South Cambridgeshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Cambridgeshire ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 1984.

Collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A10 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1984: 48, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA104872119
2ndA114174110
3rdA6043861411
4thA45305038
5thA505274508
6thB10492637111
7thA1307182706
8thB10501727010
9thA14162508
10thM11162915
11thA1301131604
12thA1303131803
13thA603101322
14thB104691312
15thB10406701
16thB13685502
17thA11233610
18thB10523300
19thA1302200
20thB10472201

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1984

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1984: 14.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1984

CB22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1984: 104.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1984, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years