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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 595 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1986, and 888 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1985 (546), and casualties rose from 788.

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

Collisions in 1986
595
Up 9% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
888
Up 13% on 1985
Fatal collisions
20
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1986

3.4% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1986 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.4%
  • Serious18130%
  • Slight39466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.7%
  • Serious22225%
  • Slight64272%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 595, up 9% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (14%)
  • Friday113 (19%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.9%)
  • February26 (4.4%)
  • March57 (9.6%)
  • April44 (7.4%)
  • May60 (10%)
  • June42 (7.1%)
  • July53 (8.9%)
  • August51 (8.6%)
  • September40 (6.7%)
  • October62 (10%)
  • November49 (8.2%)
  • December70 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting110 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (61%)
  • Wet or damp203 (34%)
  • Frost or ice24 (4%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (22%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph339 (57%)
  • 70 mph91 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway466 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (15%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant540 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (18%)
  • Cyclist59 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.9%)
  • Pedestrian33 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20222 (25%)
  • 21 to 25169 (19%)
  • 26 to 35146 (16%)
  • 36 to 45110 (12%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.2%)
  • Over 7515 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider599 (67%)
  • Passenger256 (29%)
  • Pedestrian33 (3.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car731 (67%)
  • Motorcycle156 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 150th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A10 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1986: 76, including 5 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1076118522
2ndA114779111
3rdA454591113
4thA6044075113
5thA5053767110
6thM11263717
7thA1303212806
8thA14213427
9thB1049172104
10thA1301151707
11thB1050151904
12thA1307142317
13thA603132414
14thB136891503
15thB10467912
16thB104261001
17thB10524402
18thB10403411
19thA11232301
20thB11022601

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1986

Sawston had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1986: 13.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1986

SG8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1986: 112.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1986, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years