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Cambridge road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2019, and 370 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2018 (306), and casualties rose from 350.

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

Collisions in 2019
330
Up 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
370
Up 6% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2019

0.3% of collisions in Cambridge in 2019 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7523%
  • Slight25477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7621%
  • Slight29379%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 330, up 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 330
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (17%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday58 (18%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.8%)
  • February25 (7.6%)
  • March26 (7.9%)
  • April20 (6.1%)
  • May23 (7%)
  • June27 (8.2%)
  • July31 (9.4%)
  • August21 (6.4%)
  • September31 (9.4%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December25 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (77%)
  • Wet or damp65 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph83 (25%)
  • 30 mph234 (71%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (82%)
  • Roundabout27 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist201 (54%)
  • Car occupant89 (24%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3%)
  • 16 to 2032 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2566 (18%)
  • 26 to 3583 (22%)
  • 36 to 4555 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (81%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)
  • Passenger27 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (48%)
  • Pedal cycle208 (33%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 115th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2019

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2019, with 58 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2019

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2019: 66, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11346673013
2ndA1307263008
3rdA603212405
4thB1049101203
5thA130391103
6thA13099901
7thA13013300
8thM113600
9thB10471100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2019

Cambridge, Cambridge had 321 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2019

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2019: 105.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years