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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 620 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1988, and 960 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1987 (516), and casualties rose from 771.

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

Collisions in 1988
620
Up 20% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
960
Up 25% on 1987
Fatal collisions
23
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1988

3.7% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1988 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.7%
  • Serious18930%
  • Slight40866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.4%
  • Serious24826%
  • Slight68972%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 620, up 20% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (11%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday85 (14%)
  • Thursday99 (16%)
  • Friday118 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (14%)
  • Sunday86 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.3%)
  • February38 (6.1%)
  • March55 (8.9%)
  • April40 (6.5%)
  • May50 (8.1%)
  • June58 (9.4%)
  • July51 (8.2%)
  • August51 (8.2%)
  • September68 (11%)
  • October56 (9%)
  • November59 (9.5%)
  • December49 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds492 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (63%)
  • Wet or damp202 (33%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (21%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph371 (60%)
  • 70 mph80 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway501 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (13%)
  • Roundabout35 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant646 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (14%)
  • Cyclist67 (7%)
  • Pedestrian37 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20214 (22%)
  • 21 to 25185 (19%)
  • 26 to 35187 (19%)
  • 36 to 45101 (11%)
  • 46 to 5582 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.4%)
  • Over 7532 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider620 (65%)
  • Passenger303 (32%)
  • Pedestrian37 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car799 (69%)
  • Motorcycle130 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1988

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1988 in South Cambridgeshire

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Cambridgeshire ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 145th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A10 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1988: 54, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105485219
2ndA114899318
3rdA454773412
4thA6044789318
5thA143065112
6thA1303274105
7thB10492728110
8thA1301233126
9thA505223607
10thA1307183004
11thM11152204
12thA603142205
13thB1050132203
14thB104071203
15thB10475601
16thB136851200
17thA11234802
18thA13044702
19thB10464903
20thA13093303

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1988

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1988: 21.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1988

CB22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1988: 99.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1988, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years