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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 641 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1991, and 959 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1990 (713), and casualties fell from 1,037.

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

Collisions in 1991
641
Down 10% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
959
Down 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
24
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
26% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1991

3.7% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1991 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal243.7%
  • Serious16726%
  • Slight45070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal323.3%
  • Serious22924%
  • Slight69873%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 641, down 10% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday99 (15%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday110 (17%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (9.7%)
  • February39 (6.1%)
  • March49 (7.6%)
  • April54 (8.4%)
  • May54 (8.4%)
  • June45 (7%)
  • July51 (8%)
  • August51 (8%)
  • September50 (7.8%)
  • October64 (10%)
  • November67 (10%)
  • December55 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight446 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting117 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds482 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (6.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (65%)
  • Wet or damp184 (29%)
  • Frost or ice34 (5.3%)
  • Snow9 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (21%)
  • 40 mph53 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph350 (55%)
  • 70 mph98 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (17%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant685 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist68 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian39 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4%)
  • 16 to 20190 (20%)
  • 21 to 25154 (16%)
  • 26 to 35187 (19%)
  • 36 to 45121 (13%)
  • 46 to 5581 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.5%)
  • Over 7525 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider649 (68%)
  • Passenger271 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car875 (72%)
  • Motorcycle89 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 128th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A10 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1991: 59, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105988019
2ndA60456100220
3rdA1154106314
4thA45365846
5thM11324714
6thB1049293506
7thA5052447010
8thA1307202203
9thA603202707
10thA1303193018
11thA1198182714
12thA1301182414
13thB1050152011
14thB1046101301
15thB104791322
16thB104061002
17thB10425501
18thA13094401
19thB13684402
20thB11023300

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1991

Harston had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1991: 19.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1991

CB22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1991: 128.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1991, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years