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Cambridge road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 522 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2004, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2003 (473), and casualties rose from 535.

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

Collisions in 2004
522
Up 10% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
586
Up 10% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2004

0.6% of collisions in Cambridge in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight46389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious589.9%
  • Slight52590%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 522, up 10% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 522
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (17%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (11%)
  • Sunday46 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.1%)
  • February38 (7.3%)
  • March44 (8.4%)
  • April37 (7.1%)
  • May51 (9.8%)
  • June53 (10%)
  • July36 (6.9%)
  • August37 (7.1%)
  • September37 (7.1%)
  • October46 (8.8%)
  • November65 (12%)
  • December41 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight376 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (70%)
  • Wet or damp148 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph490 (94%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (79%)
  • Roundabout63 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist245 (42%)
  • Car occupant182 (31%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20110 (19%)
  • 21 to 2587 (15%)
  • 26 to 35106 (18%)
  • 36 to 4588 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.6%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded37 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (73%)
  • Passenger83 (14%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (54%)
  • Pedal cycle265 (28%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach43 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 135th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2004

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2004, with 98 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2004

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2004: 107, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134107113113
2ndA1307536304
3rdA603333704
4thA1309283205
5thA1303272805
6thB10498800
7thB10474601
8thA103300

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2004

Cambridge, Cambridge had 505 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2004

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2004: 195.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years