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Cambridge road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2022, and 311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2021 (251), and casualties rose from 280.

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

Collisions in 2022
271
Up 8% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
311
Up 11% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2022

None of the collisions in Cambridge in 2022 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6925%
  • Slight20275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7023%
  • Slight24177%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 271, up 8% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 271
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (18%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (12%)
  • February19 (7%)
  • March24 (8.9%)
  • April18 (6.6%)
  • May25 (9.2%)
  • June16 (5.9%)
  • July21 (7.7%)
  • August17 (6.3%)
  • September22 (8.1%)
  • October20 (7.4%)
  • November38 (14%)
  • December19 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (75%)
  • Wet or damp47 (17%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (7.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph53 (20%)
  • 30 mph200 (74%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (82%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist147 (47%)
  • Car occupant57 (18%)
  • Pedestrian45 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (10%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2047 (15%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (20%)
  • 36 to 4554 (17%)
  • 46 to 5534 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (77%)
  • Pedestrian45 (14%)
  • Passenger26 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car232 (46%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (30%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)20 (4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 134th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2022

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2022, with 54 collisions, 25 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2022

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2022: 58, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11345861012
2ndA1307151906
3rdB1049131400
4thA603121404
5thA1303111602
6thA13093400
7thM113501
8thA13012401
9thB10472201
10thA141100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2022

Cambridge, Cambridge had 262 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2022

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2022: 115.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years