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Cambridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 23,357 road traffic collisions in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025, and 26,663 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 117 were fatal and 4,228 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 215 collisions, level with 2024, and casualties rose from 245 to 249.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
23,357
137th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26,663
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
117
0.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
215
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Cambridge

0.5% of collisions in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1170.5%
  • Serious4,22818%
  • Slight19,01281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1190.4%
  • Serious4,43417%
  • Slight22,11083%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. In 2025 there were 215, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 215
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025215249
2024215245
2023235263
2022271311
2021251280
2020202225
2019330370
2018306350
2017339380
2016394437
2015346368
2014387424
2013346374
2012377410
2011384425
2010418477
2009452512
2008426493
2007420492
2006492583
2005470547
2004522586
2003473535
2002508579
2001522622
2000585676
1999549632
1998609694
1997600729
1996593674
1995619697
1994629709
1993617708
1992622696
1991701806
1990825926
1989764884
1988681781
1987667757
1986726804
1985686807
1984730833
1983643735
1982642748
1981531601
1980533634
1979504595

When and where crashes happen in Cambridge

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,439 (15%)
  • Tuesday3,758 (16%)
  • Wednesday3,724 (16%)
  • Thursday3,793 (16%)
  • Friday4,061 (17%)
  • Saturday2,843 (12%)
  • Sunday1,739 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59702 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59204 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,587 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,250 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,906 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,585 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,128 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,862 (8%)
  • February1,649 (7.1%)
  • March1,915 (8.2%)
  • April1,631 (7%)
  • May1,927 (8.3%)
  • June2,045 (8.8%)
  • July2,031 (8.7%)
  • August1,692 (7.2%)
  • September1,861 (8%)
  • October2,353 (10%)
  • November2,527 (11%)
  • December1,864 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16,961 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,605 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown480 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting158 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit149 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds18,508 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,587 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds466 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds281 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist118 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds76 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (0.1%)
  • Other692 (3%)
  • Not recorded612 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry16,802 (72%)
  • Wet or damp6,069 (26%)
  • Frost or ice255 (1.1%)
  • Snow57 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep10 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded157 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph17 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph768 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph20,678 (89%)
  • 40 mph1,166 (5%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph468 (2%)
  • 70 mph233 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway18,127 (78%)
  • Roundabout2,681 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway1,415 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road868 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded266 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Cambridge

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist11,244 (42%)
  • Car occupant7,017 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist4,145 (16%)
  • Pedestrian3,245 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant319 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant265 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant180 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant70 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)54 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded66 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5330 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 10526 (2%)
  • 11 to 151,407 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 205,842 (22%)
  • 21 to 254,307 (16%)
  • 26 to 355,056 (19%)
  • 36 to 453,089 (12%)
  • 46 to 552,299 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 651,496 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 75905 (3.4%)
  • Over 75713 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded693 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider20,399 (77%)
  • Pedestrian3,245 (12%)
  • Passenger3,019 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car22,072 (51%)
  • Pedal cycle11,930 (28%)
  • Motorcycle4,509 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,553 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach966 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car824 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes604 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle226 (0.5%)
  • Minibus107 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)96 (0.2%)
  • Other67 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Cambridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cambridge

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cambridge ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 137th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 17th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
134thBasildon23,49531,1222794,246
135thSouth Cambridgeshire23,38434,0857295,364
136thStafford23,37232,9054663,001
137thCambridge (this area)23,35726,6631174,228
138thYork23,09028,4972484,740
139thBedford22,89930,6743794,059
140thSolihull22,77530,8703575,037

Accident hotspots in Cambridge

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area is the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge, with 1,762 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025: 4,690, including 25 fatal and 826 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11344,6905,40725826
2ndA13071,9132,2236318
3rdA6031,7641,99510278
4thA13031,2731,50210261
5thA13091,0601,2868183
6thB1049465537188
7thA10170203223
8thB1047111130126
9thM11111186123
10thA604102132230
11thA130189109011
12thA14507618
13thA45233026
14thA130451300
15thB11024600
16thA10493301
17thA113400
18thA5053400
19thA11392200
20thA13022201

Towns in Cambridge

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025: 21,257.

Postcode districts in Cambridge

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025: 7,951.

Latest crashes in Cambridge

Of the latest 24 crashes in Cambridge, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 22 December 2025.

Severity