Skip to main content
CrashStats

Cambridge road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2006, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2005 (470), and casualties rose from 547.

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

Collisions in 2006
492
Up 5% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
583
Up 7% on 2005
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2006

0.4% of collisions in Cambridge in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight43889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious579.8%
  • Slight52490%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 492, up 5% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 492
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (16%)
  • Thursday83 (17%)
  • Friday92 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.1%)
  • February50 (10%)
  • March41 (8.3%)
  • April36 (7.3%)
  • May39 (7.9%)
  • June45 (9.1%)
  • July41 (8.3%)
  • August35 (7.1%)
  • September36 (7.3%)
  • October59 (12%)
  • November47 (9.6%)
  • December38 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (73%)
  • Wet or damp125 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph457 (93%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (79%)
  • Roundabout56 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (37%)
  • Cyclist207 (36%)
  • Pedestrian62 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20103 (18%)
  • 21 to 25103 (18%)
  • 26 to 35120 (21%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (73%)
  • Passenger96 (16%)
  • Pedestrian62 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (57%)
  • Pedal cycle215 (23%)
  • Motorcycle66 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach39 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cambridge ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 135th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2006

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2006, with 81 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2006

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2006: 96, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11349612129
2ndA1307395004
3rdA603394503
4thA1309374203
5thA1303172105
6thA105600
7thB10475600
8thM115700
9thB10494500
10thA13012300
11thA142200

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2006

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 2006: 468.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2006

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2006: 178.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2006, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years