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Cambridge road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2013, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2012 (377), and casualties fell from 410.

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

Collisions in 2013
346
Down 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
374
Down 9% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2013

0.6% of collisions in Cambridge in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight30789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious3910%
  • Slight33389%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 346, down 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 346
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (17%)
  • Thursday64 (18%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.2%)
  • February25 (7.2%)
  • March21 (6.1%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May34 (9.8%)
  • June29 (8.4%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August25 (7.2%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October32 (9.2%)
  • November33 (9.5%)
  • December32 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (6.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (75%)
  • Wet or damp82 (24%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (9%)
  • 30 mph298 (86%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (78%)
  • Roundabout53 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist204 (55%)
  • Car occupant74 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (11%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2059 (16%)
  • 21 to 2570 (19%)
  • 26 to 3583 (22%)
  • 36 to 4555 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.6%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (83%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)
  • Passenger25 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car317 (48%)
  • Pedal cycle213 (32%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cambridge ranked among 351 areas in 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 153rd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2013

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2013, with 50 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2013

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2013: 77, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134778307
2ndA1309283114
3rdA603252803
4thA1307242803
5thA1303141703
6thB1049131301
7thM113401
8thA13011100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2013

Cambridge, Cambridge had 328 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2013

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2013: 119.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2013, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2013.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years