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Cambridge road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2003, and 535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2002 (508), and casualties fell from 579.

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

Collisions in 2003
473
Down 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
535
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2003

0.4% of collisions in Cambridge in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight41989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5711%
  • Slight47689%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 473, down 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 473
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (18%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday93 (20%)
  • Saturday54 (11%)
  • Sunday38 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.7%)
  • February35 (7.4%)
  • March39 (8.2%)
  • April35 (7.4%)
  • May32 (6.8%)
  • June47 (9.9%)
  • July30 (6.3%)
  • August35 (7.4%)
  • September30 (6.3%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December46 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (76%)
  • Wet or damp106 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph444 (94%)
  • 40 mph14 (3%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (78%)
  • Roundabout61 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist219 (41%)
  • Car occupant179 (33%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2095 (18%)
  • 21 to 2586 (16%)
  • 26 to 35106 (20%)
  • 36 to 4573 (14%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (73%)
  • Passenger74 (14%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (56%)
  • Pedal cycle227 (26%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach39 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 161st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2003

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2003, with 91 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2003

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2003: 88, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134889619
2ndA1307566302
3rdA603424903
4thA1303293505
5thA1309202202
6thB104981001
7thA105600
8thM113401
9thB10472200
10thA13011100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2003

Cambridge, Cambridge had 449 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2003

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2003: 169.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years