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Cambridge road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2005, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2004 (522), and casualties fell from 586.

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

Collisions in 2005
470
Down 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
547
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2005

0.2% of collisions in Cambridge in 2005 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious428.9%
  • Slight42791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious437.9%
  • Slight50392%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 470, down 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 470
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (16%)
  • Tuesday75 (16%)
  • Wednesday85 (18%)
  • Thursday51 (11%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.9%)
  • February25 (5.3%)
  • March26 (5.5%)
  • April33 (7%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June41 (8.7%)
  • July46 (9.8%)
  • August36 (7.7%)
  • September36 (7.7%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December38 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight343 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (71%)
  • Wet or damp130 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph432 (92%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (78%)
  • Roundabout53 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist202 (37%)
  • Car occupant196 (36%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2084 (15%)
  • 21 to 2583 (15%)
  • 26 to 35138 (25%)
  • 36 to 4577 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (73%)
  • Passenger86 (16%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car499 (57%)
  • Pedal cycle211 (24%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach37 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 153rd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2005

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2005, with 94 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2005

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2005: 100, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA113410011809
2ndA603465904
3rdA1307333501
4thA1309323704
5thA1303273104
6thB1049141601
7thA104400
8thA143501
9thB10473401
10thA13011100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2005

Cambridge, Cambridge had 444 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2005

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2005: 154.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years