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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 546 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1985, and 788 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1984 (513), and casualties rose from 734.

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

Collisions in 1985
546
Up 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
788
Up 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
20
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
35% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1985

3.7% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1985 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.7%
  • Serious18935%
  • Slight33762%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243%
  • Serious23330%
  • Slight53167%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 546, up 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday85 (16%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday89 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.5%)
  • February36 (6.6%)
  • March47 (8.6%)
  • April38 (7%)
  • May50 (9.2%)
  • June40 (7.3%)
  • July66 (12%)
  • August44 (8.1%)
  • September55 (10%)
  • October44 (8.1%)
  • November61 (11%)
  • December35 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight398 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (65%)
  • Wet or damp151 (28%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.8%)
  • Snow12 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph141 (26%)
  • 40 mph42 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph279 (51%)
  • 70 mph77 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway433 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (14%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant446 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (21%)
  • Cyclist55 (7%)
  • Pedestrian39 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6%)
  • 16 to 20201 (26%)
  • 21 to 25141 (18%)
  • 26 to 35114 (14%)
  • 36 to 4572 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (67%)
  • Passenger218 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car590 (60%)
  • Motorcycle165 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 163rd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A10 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1985: 46, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA104668116
2ndA114580411
3rdA454164216
4thA6043764012
5thA505244857
6thM11213614
7thA14203938
8thA1307192506
9thA603142215
10thB1049141504
11thA1301131507
12thB1050101604
13thB104691204
14thB136891202
15thA13038903
16thB10425602
17thB10474500
18thB11023401
19thA11232201
20thB10402401

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1985

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1985: 19.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1985

CB22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1985: 103.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1985, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years