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Cambridge road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2009, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2008 (426), and casualties rose from 493.

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

Collisions in 2009
452
Up 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
512
Up 4% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2009

0.2% of collisions in Cambridge in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5512%
  • Slight39688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5711%
  • Slight45489%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 452, up 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 452
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (18%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday77 (17%)
  • Friday76 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.2%)
  • February30 (6.6%)
  • March33 (7.3%)
  • April26 (5.8%)
  • May41 (9.1%)
  • June50 (11%)
  • July33 (7.3%)
  • August27 (6%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October39 (8.6%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December39 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded35 (7.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (77%)
  • Wet or damp95 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph423 (94%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (73%)
  • Roundabout73 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist249 (49%)
  • Car occupant146 (29%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2084 (16%)
  • 21 to 2584 (16%)
  • 26 to 35100 (20%)
  • 36 to 4571 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (12%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (80%)
  • Pedestrian52 (10%)
  • Passenger48 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (52%)
  • Pedal cycle256 (31%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 123rd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2009

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2009, with 95 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2009

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2009: 91, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11349110309
2ndA603414803
3rdA1307353605
4thA1309223104
5thA1303141902
6thB1049101002
7thA106800
8thA13014500
9thB10473501
10thA142300
11thM112300
12thA111100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2009

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 2009: 424.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2009

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2009: 166.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years