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Cambridge road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2007, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2006 (492), and casualties fell from 583.

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

Collisions in 2007
420
Down 15% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
492
Down 16% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2007

0.5% of collisions in Cambridge in 2007 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious378.8%
  • Slight38191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious408.1%
  • Slight45091%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 420, down 15% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 420
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday71 (17%)
  • Wednesday72 (17%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (12%)
  • Sunday35 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.9%)
  • February30 (7.1%)
  • March41 (9.8%)
  • April29 (6.9%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June38 (9%)
  • July33 (7.9%)
  • August37 (8.8%)
  • September23 (5.5%)
  • October41 (9.8%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December24 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (8.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded30 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (75%)
  • Wet or damp97 (23%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph394 (94%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (77%)
  • Roundabout53 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist170 (35%)
  • Car occupant168 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (14%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (19%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 35106 (22%)
  • 36 to 4572 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (11%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (75%)
  • Passenger65 (13%)
  • Pedestrian60 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (57%)
  • Pedal cycle178 (22%)
  • Motorcycle69 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 169th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2007

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2007, with 84 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2007

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2007: 83, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11348310207
2ndA1309435112
3rdA1307374405
4thA603344007
5thA1303172300
6thA1071100
7thB10495500
8thA143601
9thM113400
10thA13012200
11thB10472200

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2007

Cambridge, Cambridge had 397 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2007

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2007: 146.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years