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Cambridge road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2012, and 410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (384), and casualties fell from 425.

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

Collisions in 2012
377
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
410
Down 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2012

0.3% of collisions in Cambridge in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight32185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight35386%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 377, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 377
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday77 (20%)
  • Saturday43 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5%)
  • February19 (5%)
  • March34 (9%)
  • April20 (5.3%)
  • May22 (5.8%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July44 (12%)
  • August23 (6.1%)
  • September29 (7.7%)
  • October53 (14%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December33 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded42 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (74%)
  • Wet or damp93 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph339 (90%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (76%)
  • Roundabout64 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist219 (53%)
  • Car occupant87 (21%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2058 (14%)
  • 21 to 2571 (17%)
  • 26 to 3593 (23%)
  • 36 to 4564 (16%)
  • 46 to 5543 (10%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (80%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Passenger31 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (50%)
  • Pedal cycle225 (32%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 141st most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2012

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2012, with 76 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2012

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2012: 87, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11348792013
2ndA1309293207
3rdA603282804
4thA1307242503
5thB1049151502
6thA1303131302
7thA104401
8thB10471100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2012

Cambridge, Cambridge had 362 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2012

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2012: 151.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2012, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years