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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 667 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1997, and 990 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (661), and casualties rose from 964.

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

Collisions in 1997
667
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
990
Up 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
17
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1997

2.5% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1997 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious13921%
  • Slight51177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.7%
  • Serious16216%
  • Slight81182%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 667, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday103 (15%)
  • Wednesday88 (13%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (12%)
  • Sunday87 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9.9%)
  • February49 (7.3%)
  • March53 (7.9%)
  • April39 (5.8%)
  • May64 (9.6%)
  • June53 (7.9%)
  • July62 (9.3%)
  • August50 (7.5%)
  • September53 (7.9%)
  • October60 (9%)
  • November61 (9.1%)
  • December57 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight481 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit102 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds517 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (4.3%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (64%)
  • Wet or damp220 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (21%)
  • 40 mph55 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph338 (51%)
  • 70 mph131 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (19%)
  • Roundabout40 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant735 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist73 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian34 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (2%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20171 (17%)
  • 21 to 25141 (14%)
  • 26 to 35214 (22%)
  • 36 to 45143 (14%)
  • 46 to 55115 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.8%)
  • Over 7526 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider684 (69%)
  • Passenger272 (27%)
  • Pedestrian34 (3.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car959 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle76 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 122nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A10 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1997: 78, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1078129311
2ndA14659917
3rdA13074465012
4thA505365916
5thA428345616
6thM11307019
7thB1049273206
8thA1198232926
9thB1050192908
10thA1301182001
11thA603172415
12thA1303152411
13thA11121903
14thB104681302
15thB10527701
16thB104261202
17thB10476902
18thB10404500
19thB13684601
20thA13093302

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1997

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1997: 22.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1997

CB22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1997: 134.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1997, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1997.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years