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Cambridge road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 585 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2000, and 676 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1999 (549), and casualties rose from 632.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,357 collisions in Cambridge.

Collisions in 2000
585
Up 7% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
676
Up 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2000

None of the collisions in Cambridge in 2000 were fatal and 9.4% were serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious559.4%
  • Slight53091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious568.3%
  • Slight62092%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 585, up 7% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000: 585
  • 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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (15%)
  • Tuesday97 (17%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday88 (15%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (10%)
  • February43 (7.4%)
  • March55 (9.4%)
  • April43 (7.4%)
  • May46 (7.9%)
  • June35 (6%)
  • July49 (8.4%)
  • August38 (6.5%)
  • September50 (8.5%)
  • October59 (10%)
  • November62 (11%)
  • December46 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds422 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry393 (67%)
  • Wet or damp190 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph539 (92%)
  • 40 mph28 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (78%)
  • Roundabout76 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist258 (38%)
  • Car occupant234 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (12%)
  • Pedestrian74 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20106 (16%)
  • 21 to 25100 (15%)
  • 26 to 35156 (23%)
  • 36 to 4581 (12%)
  • 46 to 5570 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.8%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider508 (75%)
  • Passenger94 (14%)
  • Pedestrian74 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (56%)
  • Pedal cycle267 (25%)
  • Motorcycle85 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Cambridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cambridge ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 134th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 7 other areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2000

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2000: 128, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134128147015
2ndA1307536507
3rdA603485605
4thA1309334403
5thA1303263502
6thB1049131402
7thB10476700
8thA105800
9thA143300
10thA13012300
11thM112300

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2000

Cambridge, Cambridge had 557 collisions in 2000.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2000

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2000: 221.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2000.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years