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Cambridge road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 215 road traffic collisions in Cambridge in 2024, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2023 (235), and casualties fell from 263.

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

Collisions in 2024
215
Down 9% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
245
Down 7% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cambridge in 2024

None of the collisions in Cambridge in 2024 were fatal and 23% were serious, against 0.5% and 18% in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4923%
  • Slight16677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4920%
  • Slight19680%

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 825 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 215, down 9% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 215
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (19%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (17%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (12%)
  • February19 (8.8%)
  • March15 (7%)
  • April22 (10%)
  • May15 (7%)
  • June17 (7.9%)
  • July11 (5.1%)
  • August9 (4.2%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October22 (10%)
  • November20 (9.3%)
  • December16 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (57%)
  • Wet or damp59 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded31 (14%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph49 (23%)
  • 30 mph153 (71%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (76%)
  • Roundabout28 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cambridge in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist126 (51%)
  • Car occupant45 (18%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (6.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2028 (11%)
  • 21 to 2538 (16%)
  • 26 to 3557 (23%)
  • 36 to 4541 (17%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6514 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.9%)
  • Over 756 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (85%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.8%)
  • Passenger13 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car187 (45%)
  • Pedal cycle133 (32%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)23 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cambridge in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cambridge had the 171st most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cambridge in 2024

Market, Cambridge, CB2 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cambridge in 2024, with 37 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Cambridge with the most crashes in 2024

The A1134 had the most collisions in Cambridge in 2024: 42, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cambridge, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1134425109
2ndA1307242604
3rdA1303171902
4thA603152003
5thB1049111202
6thA13096702
7thA13015901
8thA141200
9thM111100

Towns in Cambridge: crashes in 2024

Cambridge, Cambridge had 210 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Cambridge: crashes in 2024

CB1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cambridge in 2024: 71.

Latest crashes in Cambridge in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Cambridge in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Cambridge road accidents in other years