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Cambridge road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2010, and 477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (452), and casualties fell from 512.

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

Collisions in 2010
418
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
477
Down 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2010

0.2% of collisions in Cambridge in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight37089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious479.9%
  • Slight42990%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 418, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 418
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday82 (20%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.3%)
  • February35 (8.4%)
  • March30 (7.2%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May36 (8.6%)
  • June35 (8.4%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August34 (8.1%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October38 (9.1%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December26 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (72%)
  • Wet or damp106 (25%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph381 (91%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (1%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (78%)
  • Roundabout47 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist230 (48%)
  • Car occupant125 (26%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2082 (17%)
  • 21 to 2578 (16%)
  • 26 to 35104 (22%)
  • 36 to 4575 (16%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 7518 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (77%)
  • Passenger58 (12%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car386 (50%)
  • Pedal cycle249 (32%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 129th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2010

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2010, with 76 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2010

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2010: 86, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134869808
2ndA1307374504
3rdA603353604
4thA1309253002
5thA1303121402
6thB10497700
7thA105501
8thB10474400
9thM1141300
10thA13012301
11thA142410
12thA6041101
13thB11021100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2010

Cambridge, Cambridge had 387 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2010

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2010: 124.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years