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Cambridge road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2016, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2015 (346), and casualties rose from 368.

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

Collisions in 2016
394
Up 14% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
437
Up 19% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2016

None of the collisions in Cambridge in 2016 were fatal and 16% were serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6316%
  • Slight33184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight37385%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 394, up 14% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 394
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (18%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.3%)
  • February31 (7.9%)
  • March24 (6.1%)
  • April36 (9.1%)
  • May38 (9.6%)
  • June39 (9.9%)
  • July32 (8.1%)
  • August31 (7.9%)
  • September34 (8.6%)
  • October36 (9.1%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December27 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (76%)
  • Wet or damp91 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph66 (17%)
  • 30 mph294 (75%)
  • 40 mph8 (2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (78%)
  • Roundabout40 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist238 (54%)
  • Car occupant103 (24%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2565 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (21%)
  • 36 to 4567 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (82%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.9%)
  • Passenger38 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (51%)
  • Pedal cycle249 (32%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 115th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2016

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2016, with 74 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2016

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2016: 33, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134333503
2ndA1307252700
3rdA603141904
4thA1303131704
5thA1309111203
6thB10496601
7thM115800
8thA13013300
9thA152200
10thB10472400
11thA10491100
12thA111100
13thA11981100
14thA13041700
15thA4281100
16thB10401200
17thB11021100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2016

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 2016: 364.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2016

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2016: 130.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years