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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 589 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1992, and 868 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1991 (641), and casualties fell from 959.

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

Collisions in 1992
589
Down 8% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
868
Down 9% on 1991
Fatal collisions
16
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1992

2.7% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1992 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious14424%
  • Slight42973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.4%
  • Serious19923%
  • Slight64875%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1992 is highlighted, with 589, down 8% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (13%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9%)
  • February31 (5.3%)
  • March54 (9.2%)
  • April51 (8.7%)
  • May46 (7.8%)
  • June50 (8.5%)
  • July49 (8.3%)
  • August53 (9%)
  • September48 (8.1%)
  • October38 (6.5%)
  • November57 (9.7%)
  • December59 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight439 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds433 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.5%)
  • Other13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (60%)
  • Wet or damp222 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (21%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph326 (55%)
  • 70 mph85 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway471 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (14%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant608 (70%)
  • Cyclist73 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant35 (4%)
  • Pedestrian34 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20146 (17%)
  • 21 to 25121 (14%)
  • 26 to 35185 (21%)
  • 36 to 45113 (13%)
  • 46 to 5579 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6564 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.7%)
  • Over 7527 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider585 (67%)
  • Passenger249 (29%)
  • Pedestrian34 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car798 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle68 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 137th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1992

The A604 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1992: 58, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6045888219
2ndA104683111
3rdA454677310
4thA11355817
5thA1303325224
6thB1049284407
7thA1198223203
8thA1301212514
9thA505193225
10thB1050172101
11thA603162106
12thM11151700
13thA1307111702
14thB104081304
15thB10477903
16thB10526602
17thB10465501
18thB13685613
19thB10423400
20thA11232201

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1992

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1992: 21.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1992

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1992: 98.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1992, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years