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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 619 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1999, and 922 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (635), and casualties fell from 936.

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

Collisions in 1999
619
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
922
Down 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
17
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 1999

2.7% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1999 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious12220%
  • Slight48078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.4%
  • Serious15617%
  • Slight74481%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 619, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday91 (15%)
  • Wednesday89 (14%)
  • Thursday104 (17%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.6%)
  • February40 (6.5%)
  • March45 (7.3%)
  • April36 (5.8%)
  • May47 (7.6%)
  • June48 (7.8%)
  • July56 (9%)
  • August51 (8.2%)
  • September67 (11%)
  • October69 (11%)
  • November53 (8.6%)
  • December54 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight469 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (66%)
  • Wet or damp192 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (20%)
  • 40 mph36 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph330 (53%)
  • 70 mph126 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (20%)
  • Roundabout42 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant686 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (8%)
  • Cyclist64 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian38 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20149 (16%)
  • 21 to 2597 (11%)
  • 26 to 35198 (21%)
  • 36 to 45157 (17%)
  • 46 to 55118 (13%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.7%)
  • Over 7532 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider664 (72%)
  • Passenger220 (24%)
  • Pedestrian38 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car885 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle73 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 130th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 1999: 76, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147612619
2ndA105180111
3rdA1307396336
4thA428365939
5thB10493039011
6thA1303244417
7thA505223203
8thA1198212905
9thA603213113
10thM11213712
11thB1050172405
12thA1301162204
13thA11111910
14thB104051003
15thB10465501
16thB10475601
17thA13093301
18thB10523500
19thB13683400
20thB10422300

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1999

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 1999: 18.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 1999

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 1999: 161.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years