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Cambridge road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2008, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2007 (420), and casualties rose from 492.

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

Collisions in 2008
426
Up 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
493
Level with 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2008

None of the collisions in Cambridge in 2008 were fatal and 8.2% were serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious358.2%
  • Slight39192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious367.3%
  • Slight45793%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 426, up 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 426
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (19%)
  • Thursday77 (18%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.5%)
  • February33 (7.7%)
  • March28 (6.6%)
  • April26 (6.1%)
  • May26 (6.1%)
  • June35 (8.2%)
  • July41 (9.6%)
  • August36 (8.5%)
  • September37 (8.7%)
  • October38 (8.9%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December41 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4%)
  • Not recorded27 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (73%)
  • Wet or damp113 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph386 (91%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph12 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (79%)
  • Roundabout52 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist204 (41%)
  • Car occupant165 (33%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2086 (17%)
  • 21 to 2581 (16%)
  • 26 to 35112 (23%)
  • 36 to 4570 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (78%)
  • Passenger54 (11%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (55%)
  • Pedal cycle216 (26%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 149th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2008

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2008, with 71 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2008

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2008: 97, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11349711804
2ndA1307545905
3rdA1309273502
4thA603212402
5thA1303131401
6thB1049121300
7thA1081200
8thA143500
9thM113400
10thA13012200
11thB10471101

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2008

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 2008: 399.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2008

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2008: 139.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years