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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 613 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1995, and 897 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1994 (594), and casualties rose from 881.

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

Collisions in 1995
613
Up 3% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
897
Up 2% on 1994
Fatal collisions
16
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1995

2.6% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1995 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.6%
  • Serious11719%
  • Slight48078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.9%
  • Serious14816%
  • Slight73282%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1995 is highlighted, with 613, up 3% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday106 (17%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (11%)
  • Sunday78 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (11%)
  • February40 (6.5%)
  • March56 (9.1%)
  • April38 (6.2%)
  • May44 (7.2%)
  • June49 (8%)
  • July57 (9.3%)
  • August43 (7%)
  • September63 (10%)
  • October45 (7.3%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December42 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight444 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit96 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds467 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry406 (66%)
  • Wet or damp187 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (22%)
  • 40 mph43 (7%)
  • 50 mph24 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph312 (51%)
  • 70 mph100 (16%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (16%)
  • Roundabout51 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant646 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist65 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (3.5%)
  • Pedestrian29 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20143 (16%)
  • 21 to 25136 (15%)
  • 26 to 35203 (23%)
  • 36 to 45106 (12%)
  • 46 to 5598 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.9%)
  • Over 7527 (3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider624 (70%)
  • Passenger244 (27%)
  • Pedestrian29 (3.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car908 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle72 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 131st most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1995

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1995: 74, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1474123414
2ndA1067105316
3rdA428335009
4thA505314113
5thB1049283803
6thA13032747010
7thA11254106
8thA1301212827
9thA603193103
10thB1050192303
11thA1307162102
12thA1198151804
13thA604132710
14thM11121701
15thB10426710
16thB10465502
17thB10475600
18thA11234501
19thB10404501
20thB10524501

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1995

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1995: 17.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1995

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1995: 115.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1995.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years