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Cambridge road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2017, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2016 (394), and casualties fell from 437.

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

Collisions in 2017
339
Down 14% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
380
Down 13% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2017

0.6% of collisions in Cambridge in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious7021%
  • Slight26779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7018%
  • Slight30881%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 339, down 14% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 339
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (20%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (22%)
  • Friday44 (13%)
  • Saturday33 (9.7%)
  • Sunday31 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.1%)
  • February29 (8.6%)
  • March35 (10%)
  • April17 (5%)
  • May14 (4.1%)
  • June42 (12%)
  • July30 (8.8%)
  • August24 (7.1%)
  • September28 (8.3%)
  • October31 (9.1%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December20 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (78%)
  • Wet or damp69 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph48 (14%)
  • 30 mph266 (78%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (73%)
  • Roundabout53 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist202 (53%)
  • Car occupant99 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 3593 (24%)
  • 36 to 4563 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (79%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)
  • Passenger35 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car321 (50%)
  • Pedal cycle209 (33%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle24 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 127th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2017

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2017, with 66 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2017

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2017: 53, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11345357014
2ndA1307182204
3rdA1309141813
4thA1303111302
5thA603101202
6thA146702
7thM115601
8thB10493300
9thA1421400
10thA471100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2017

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in Cambridge in 2017: 314.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2017

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2017: 113.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2017, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2017.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years