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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 661 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1996, and 964 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1995 (613), and casualties rose from 897.

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

Collisions in 1996
661
Up 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
964
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
18
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1996

2.7% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1996 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.7%
  • Serious13220%
  • Slight51177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.4%
  • Serious17018%
  • Slight77180%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 661, up 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (14%)
  • Friday122 (18%)
  • Saturday85 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.9%)
  • February51 (7.7%)
  • March52 (7.9%)
  • April52 (7.9%)
  • May43 (6.5%)
  • June62 (9.4%)
  • July48 (7.3%)
  • August44 (6.7%)
  • September51 (7.7%)
  • October71 (11%)
  • November69 (10%)
  • December66 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight475 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit102 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds474 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (8.8%)
  • Fog or mist45 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry401 (61%)
  • Wet or damp229 (35%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (18%)
  • 40 mph60 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph359 (54%)
  • 70 mph122 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (18%)
  • Roundabout52 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant726 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.5%)
  • Pedestrian30 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20125 (13%)
  • 21 to 25188 (20%)
  • 26 to 35220 (23%)
  • 36 to 45154 (16%)
  • 46 to 5593 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.5%)
  • Over 7524 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider706 (73%)
  • Passenger228 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (3.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,010 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle72 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 123rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A10 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1996: 74, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1074125220
2ndA146391216
3rdA4284157210
4thA1303395406
5thA1307375627
6thA505294818
7thA603284718
8thB1049252902
9thA1198243604
10thM11245416
11thB1050233631
12thA1301172023
13thA11131602
14thB1040101411
15thB104681100
16thB10526600
17thB13686600
18thA13095700
19thB10423402
20thB10392601

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1996

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1996: 19.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1996

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1996: 133.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years