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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 635 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1998, and 936 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (667), and casualties fell from 990.

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

Collisions in 1998
635
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
936
Down 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
19
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1998

3% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193%
  • Serious10216%
  • Slight51481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.1%
  • Serious13014%
  • Slight78684%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 635, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday106 (17%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday79 (12%)
  • Friday112 (18%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (9.1%)
  • February46 (7.2%)
  • March60 (9.4%)
  • April42 (6.6%)
  • May45 (7.1%)
  • June61 (9.6%)
  • July52 (8.2%)
  • August49 (7.7%)
  • September51 (8%)
  • October48 (7.6%)
  • November56 (8.8%)
  • December67 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight466 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist19 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (58%)
  • Wet or damp249 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (24%)
  • 40 mph51 (8%)
  • 60 mph317 (50%)
  • 70 mph115 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (17%)
  • Roundabout47 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant706 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist53 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian38 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20121 (13%)
  • 21 to 2597 (10%)
  • 26 to 35213 (23%)
  • 36 to 45157 (17%)
  • 46 to 55115 (12%)
  • 56 to 6564 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.5%)
  • Over 7524 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider661 (71%)
  • Passenger237 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car999 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle65 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 125th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1998: 72, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147212349
2ndA106896114
3rdA505376527
4thB1049354603
5thA428345735
6thA1307305529
7thA1198223415
8thA1303212711
9thB1050192614
10thM11193101
11thA1301122112
12thA603121500
13thB1052101102
14thA1192802
15thB104671103
16thB136871001
17thB10476701
18thB10422200
19thA13041100

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1998

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1998: 21.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1998

CB24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1998: 125.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years