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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 713 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1990, and 1,037 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1989 (615), and casualties rose from 935.

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

Collisions in 1990
713
Up 16% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,037
Up 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
32
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1990

4.5% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1990 were fatal and 29% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal324.5%
  • Serious20529%
  • Slight47667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal363.5%
  • Serious26125%
  • Slight74071%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 713, up 16% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (16%)
  • Tuesday91 (13%)
  • Wednesday114 (16%)
  • Thursday105 (15%)
  • Friday111 (16%)
  • Saturday102 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (10%)
  • February62 (8.7%)
  • March67 (9.4%)
  • April54 (7.6%)
  • May51 (7.2%)
  • June43 (6%)
  • July60 (8.4%)
  • August59 (8.3%)
  • September64 (9%)
  • October57 (8%)
  • November72 (10%)
  • December53 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight525 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds534 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry464 (65%)
  • Wet or damp236 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (20%)
  • 40 mph54 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph409 (57%)
  • 70 mph102 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway563 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (16%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant681 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (11%)
  • Cyclist85 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian49 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant40 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20210 (20%)
  • 21 to 25182 (18%)
  • 26 to 35212 (20%)
  • 36 to 45133 (13%)
  • 46 to 5591 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.2%)
  • Over 7531 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider705 (68%)
  • Passenger283 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car953 (69%)
  • Motorcycle120 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes105 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 128th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A10 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1990: 66, including 5 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA106695523
2ndA115691414
3rdA455680417
4thA6045082411
5thA5053154212
6thA603314618
7thA1301283829
8thA1303283708
9thA13072851110
10thM11193203
11thB1049182003
12thB1050182607
13thA1198173307
14thA14152324
15thB104791502
16thB104081211
17thB10527802
18thB11026713
19thB10425500
20thB10464400

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1990

Great Shelford and Stapleford had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1990: 17.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1990

CB22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1990: 148.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years