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Cambridge road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2020, and 225 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 39% on 2019 (330), and casualties fell from 370.

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

Collisions in 2020
202
Down 39% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
225
Down 39% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2020

0.5% of collisions in Cambridge in 2020 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4723%
  • Slight15476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4922%
  • Slight17578%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 202, down 39% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 202
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (16%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (20%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday20 (9.9%)
  • Sunday18 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (14%)
  • February29 (14%)
  • March16 (7.9%)
  • April5 (2.5%)
  • May8 (4%)
  • June9 (4.5%)
  • July19 (9.4%)
  • August11 (5.4%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November16 (7.9%)
  • December19 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds157 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (69%)
  • Wet or damp43 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (8.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph51 (25%)
  • 30 mph141 (70%)
  • 40 mph6 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (72%)
  • Roundabout24 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist111 (49%)
  • Car occupant49 (22%)
  • Pedestrian31 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2019 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (24%)
  • 36 to 4544 (20%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (8%)
  • Over 753 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (77%)
  • Pedestrian31 (14%)
  • Passenger20 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (51%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (29%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 160th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2020

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2020, with 29 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2020

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2020: 52, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11345257112
2ndA1307131801
3rdA603121403
4thA13097700
5thA13034400
6thB10473401
7thB10493301
8thM113401
9thA13012201

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2020

Cambridge, Cambridge had 195 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2020

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2020: 68.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2020, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2020.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years