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Cambridge road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2014, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2013 (346), and casualties rose from 374.

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

Collisions in 2014
387
Up 12% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
424
Up 13% on 2013
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2014

None of the collisions in Cambridge in 2014 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight32885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6014%
  • Slight36486%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 387, up 12% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 387
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (17%)
  • Wednesday64 (17%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.2%)
  • February35 (9%)
  • March47 (12%)
  • April23 (5.9%)
  • May39 (10%)
  • June37 (9.6%)
  • July26 (6.7%)
  • August15 (3.9%)
  • September28 (7.2%)
  • October35 (9%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December31 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (75%)
  • Wet or damp95 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (7.2%)
  • 30 mph342 (88%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (76%)
  • Roundabout67 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist231 (54%)
  • Car occupant96 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2051 (12%)
  • 21 to 2567 (16%)
  • 26 to 35112 (26%)
  • 36 to 4566 (16%)
  • 46 to 5549 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (83%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.7%)
  • Passenger31 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (49%)
  • Pedal cycle240 (32%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 136th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 16 other areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2014

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2014, with 83 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2014

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2014: 82, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11348292012
2ndA603465206
3rdA1307353906
4thA1309273303
5thA1303232503
6thB10496600
7thM116801
8thA104402
9thA11391100
10thA13011100
11thA141100
12thB10471100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2014

Cambridge, Cambridge had 369 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2014

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2014: 126.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years