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Cambridge road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2015, and 368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2014 (387), and casualties fell from 424.

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

Collisions in 2015
346
Down 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
368
Down 13% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2015

0.3% of collisions in Cambridge in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight29686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight31886%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 346, down 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (17%)
  • Wednesday64 (18%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday28 (8.1%)
  • Sunday24 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.4%)
  • February26 (7.5%)
  • March27 (7.8%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May20 (5.8%)
  • June24 (6.9%)
  • July40 (12%)
  • August23 (6.6%)
  • September33 (9.5%)
  • October30 (8.7%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December32 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (78%)
  • Wet or damp72 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph55 (16%)
  • 30 mph273 (79%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (76%)
  • Roundabout53 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist221 (60%)
  • Car occupant69 (19%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2034 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2554 (15%)
  • 26 to 3594 (26%)
  • 36 to 4557 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (84%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)
  • Passenger19 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (48%)
  • Pedal cycle229 (35%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 144th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2015

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2015, with 73 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2015

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2015: 74, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11347478012
2ndA1307353502
3rdA603282803
4thA1309252813
5thA1303161902
6thB10495501
7thA143400
8thM113701
9thA102201
10thA13011100
11thA5051100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2015

Cambridge, Cambridge had 328 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2015

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2015: 119.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years