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Cambridge road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2021, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2020 (202), and casualties rose from 225.

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

Collisions in 2021
251
Up 24% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
280
Up 24% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2021

0.8% of collisions in Cambridge in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6626%
  • Slight18373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6724%
  • Slight21175%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 251, up 24% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 251
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (20%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.4%)
  • February8 (3.2%)
  • March13 (5.2%)
  • April22 (8.8%)
  • May18 (7.2%)
  • June34 (14%)
  • July16 (6.4%)
  • August20 (8%)
  • September28 (11%)
  • October30 (12%)
  • November30 (12%)
  • December16 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (82%)
  • Wet or damp40 (16%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph57 (23%)
  • 30 mph181 (72%)
  • 40 mph10 (4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (70%)
  • Roundabout35 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist137 (49%)
  • Car occupant63 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (13%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2033 (12%)
  • 21 to 2538 (14%)
  • 26 to 3568 (24%)
  • 36 to 4540 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.1%)
  • Over 756 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (85%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9.3%)
  • Passenger17 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (46%)
  • Pedal cycle140 (30%)
  • Motorcycle44 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 128th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2021

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2021, with 50 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2021

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2021: 58, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11345867013
2ndA1307191915
3rdA603131501
4thA1309101204
5thA13038903
6thB10492201
7thB10471201

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2021

Cambridge, Cambridge had 243 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2021

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2021: 96.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years