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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1989, and 935 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (620), and casualties fell from 960.

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

Collisions in 1989
615
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
935
Down 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
18
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1989

2.9% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1989 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious17428%
  • Slight42369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192%
  • Serious22924%
  • Slight68773%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 615, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (13%)
  • Tuesday93 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday102 (17%)
  • Friday105 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (10%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.6%)
  • February59 (9.6%)
  • March46 (7.5%)
  • April50 (8.1%)
  • May49 (8%)
  • June49 (8%)
  • July51 (8.3%)
  • August45 (7.3%)
  • September42 (6.8%)
  • October62 (10%)
  • November58 (9.4%)
  • December51 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight440 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting105 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (4.6%)
  • Fog or mist19 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (63%)
  • Wet or damp208 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (20%)
  • 40 mph45 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph345 (56%)
  • 70 mph94 (15%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway473 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (17%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant613 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (12%)
  • Cyclist56 (6%)
  • Van occupant44 (4.7%)
  • Pedestrian43 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20217 (23%)
  • 21 to 25155 (17%)
  • 26 to 35168 (18%)
  • 36 to 45121 (13%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7552 (5.6%)
  • Over 7526 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider630 (67%)
  • Passenger262 (28%)
  • Pedestrian43 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car768 (67%)
  • Motorcycle111 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes99 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1989

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1989 in South Cambridgeshire

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Cambridgeshire ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 150th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A10 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1989: 66, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1066115315
2ndA455787411
3rdA6045395221
4thA11294607
5thM11294806
6thA1303265118
7thB1049253205
8thA14233818
9thA1301202605
10thA505183327
11thB1050172614
12thA1307162403
13thA603162607
14thB1046101302
15thB10407901
16thB10475501
17thB10525502
18thB10424711
19thA11233400
20thB13683301

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1989

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1989: 12.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1989

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1989: 108.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1989, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1989.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years