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Cambridge road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 522 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2001, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2000 (585), and casualties fell from 676.

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

Collisions in 2001
522
Down 11% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
622
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2001

0.4% of collisions in Cambridge in 2001 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious458.6%
  • Slight47591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious508%
  • Slight57092%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 522, down 11% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday90 (17%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday95 (18%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (8.4%)
  • Sunday49 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.2%)
  • February31 (5.9%)
  • March50 (9.6%)
  • April36 (6.9%)
  • May46 (8.8%)
  • June46 (8.8%)
  • July47 (9%)
  • August34 (6.5%)
  • September38 (7.3%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December39 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (4%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry378 (72%)
  • Wet or damp135 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph464 (89%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph18 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (77%)
  • Roundabout67 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (40%)
  • Cyclist221 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (11%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20114 (18%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 4590 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (75%)
  • Passenger94 (15%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle235 (24%)
  • Motorcycle77 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach31 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 155th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2001

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2001, with 91 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2001

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2001: 121, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA113412115018
2ndA1307404304
3rdA603384300
4thA1309354904
5thA1303202300
6thB104991000
7thA108901
8thA13015500
9thB10474402
10thA143501
11thM1121002

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2001

Cambridge, Cambridge had 488 collisions in 2001.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2001

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2001: 175.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2001.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years