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Cambridge road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2011, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2010 (418), and casualties fell from 477.

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

Collisions in 2011
384
Down 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
425
Down 11% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2011

0.5% of collisions in Cambridge in 2011 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight33487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight37488%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 384, down 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 384
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday66 (17%)
  • Wednesday69 (18%)
  • Thursday68 (18%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.4%)
  • February25 (6.5%)
  • March41 (11%)
  • April30 (7.8%)
  • May34 (8.9%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July31 (8.1%)
  • August31 (8.1%)
  • September29 (7.6%)
  • October38 (9.9%)
  • November33 (8.6%)
  • December15 (3.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded31 (8.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (83%)
  • Wet or damp64 (17%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph348 (91%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (78%)
  • Roundabout54 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist215 (51%)
  • Car occupant98 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (12%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2080 (19%)
  • 21 to 2571 (17%)
  • 26 to 3590 (21%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.8%)
  • Over 7513 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (82%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)
  • Passenger27 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (49%)
  • Pedal cycle227 (32%)
  • Motorcycle56 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 145th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2011

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2011, with 63 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2011

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2011: 74, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11347484113
2ndA1307374206
3rdA603323304
4thA1303212504
5thA1309212303
6thB104981211
7thA104400
8thA143600
9thM111100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2011

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 2011: 367.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2011

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2011: 145.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years