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Cambridge road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2018, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (339), and casualties fell from 380.

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

Collisions in 2018
306
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
350
Down 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2018

None of the collisions in Cambridge in 2018 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6622%
  • Slight24078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6719%
  • Slight28381%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 306, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 306
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (17%)
  • Wednesday48 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday71 (23%)
  • Saturday40 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (4.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.8%)
  • February20 (6.5%)
  • March23 (7.5%)
  • April20 (6.5%)
  • May28 (9.2%)
  • June23 (7.5%)
  • July26 (8.5%)
  • August29 (9.5%)
  • September29 (9.5%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December18 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (79%)
  • Wet or damp59 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (18%)
  • 30 mph236 (77%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (1%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (77%)
  • Roundabout34 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist183 (52%)
  • Car occupant89 (25%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2039 (11%)
  • 21 to 2552 (15%)
  • 26 to 3558 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (16%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.6%)
  • Over 7514 (4%)
  • Not recorded28 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (79%)
  • Pedestrian45 (13%)
  • Passenger30 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (50%)
  • Pedal cycle189 (33%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 140th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2018

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2018, with 66 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2018

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2018: 47, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11344753013
2ndA1307222504
3rdA603131403
4thA13037701
5thM1141001
6thA13093300
7thB10493901
8thA13011201
9thB11021300

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2018

Cambridge, Cambridge had 295 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2018

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2018: 116.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years