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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 567 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1993, and 864 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1992 (589), and casualties fell from 868.

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

Collisions in 1993
567
Down 4% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
864
Level with 1992
Fatal collisions
16
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
26% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1993

2.8% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1993 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.8%
  • Serious15026%
  • Slight40171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious19022%
  • Slight65876%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1993 is highlighted, with 567, down 4% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (17%)
  • Tuesday76 (13%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (13%)
  • Friday102 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.3%)
  • February38 (6.7%)
  • March46 (8.1%)
  • April50 (8.8%)
  • May50 (8.8%)
  • June38 (6.7%)
  • July52 (9.2%)
  • August40 (7.1%)
  • September43 (7.6%)
  • October57 (10%)
  • November54 (9.5%)
  • December52 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (59%)
  • Wet or damp213 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (19%)
  • 40 mph40 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph309 (54%)
  • 70 mph99 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (17%)
  • Roundabout33 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant629 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist73 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (3%)
  • Pedestrian25 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20127 (15%)
  • 21 to 25122 (14%)
  • 26 to 35200 (23%)
  • 36 to 45121 (14%)
  • 46 to 5599 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.1%)
  • Over 7527 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider582 (67%)
  • Passenger257 (30%)
  • Pedestrian25 (2.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car860 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 146th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
146th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1993

The A11 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1993: 48, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11488108
2ndA6044768110
3rdA104279111
4thA45356548
5thA5052947211
6thB1049273505
7thA6032441011
8thM11224116
9thA1198213206
10thA1307213207
11thA1301152415
12thA1303131905
13thB1050131601
14thB104061002
15thB104261011
16thB104761001
17thB10526601
18thB10465912
19thB13685812
20thA11002301

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1993

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1993: 16.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1993

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1993: 107.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1993, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years