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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1987, and 771 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1986 (595), and casualties fell from 888.

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

Collisions in 1987
516
Down 13% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
771
Down 13% on 1986
Fatal collisions
27
5.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1987

5.2% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1987 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal275.2%
  • Serious14428%
  • Slight34567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal314%
  • Serious19425%
  • Slight54671%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 516, down 13% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (12%)
  • Wednesday89 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday98 (19%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday53 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.8%)
  • February33 (6.4%)
  • March33 (6.4%)
  • April34 (6.6%)
  • May40 (7.8%)
  • June43 (8.3%)
  • July54 (10%)
  • August40 (7.8%)
  • September52 (10%)
  • October53 (10%)
  • November46 (8.9%)
  • December48 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds386 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (56%)
  • Wet or damp202 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (24%)
  • 40 mph40 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph282 (55%)
  • 70 mph68 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (14%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (14%)
  • Cyclist60 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian33 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4%)
  • 16 to 20183 (24%)
  • 21 to 25131 (17%)
  • 26 to 35134 (17%)
  • 36 to 4597 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider507 (66%)
  • Passenger231 (30%)
  • Pedestrian33 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car660 (68%)
  • Motorcycle101 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 168th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A45 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1987: 46, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA454665215
2ndA10364528
3rdA113370210
4thA604335009
5thA14253815
6thB1049233425
7thA505213628
8thM11213417
9thA1301183026
10thA1303141605
11thA1307131605
12thB104691102
13thA60381602
14thA130461813
15thB10406600
16thB10426704
17thB10506802
18thB10475601
19thB10525804
20thB136851301

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1987

Great Shelford and Stapleford and Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1987, with 12 each.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1987

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1987: 98.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1987, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years