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East Cambridgeshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,434 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025, and 14,998 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 359 were fatal and 2,545 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 113 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (133), and casualties fell from 206 to 152.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,434
32nd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
14,998
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
359
3.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
113
Down 15% on 2024

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire

3.4% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3593.4%
  • Serious2,54524%
  • Slight7,53072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4052.7%
  • Serious3,26322%
  • Slight11,33076%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. In 2025 there were 113, down 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 113
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025113152
2024133206
2023142219
2022142211
2021113150
2020128172
2019144201
2018152216
2017178267
2016179253
2015145198
2014182247
2013185258
2012185279
2011195271
2010213290
2009218312
2008222304
2007234330
2006271407
2005296421
2004298417
2003311467
2002328482
2001303456
2000320494
1999266407
1998295463
1997266376
1996274390
1995230334
1994253354
1993257387
1992230332
1991238322
1990294431
1989248365
1988280398
1987259358
1986253377
1985197291
1984227308
1983214304
1982217288
1981205289
1980199277
1979202267

When and where crashes happen in East Cambridgeshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,479 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,465 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,486 (14%)
  • Thursday1,601 (15%)
  • Friday1,681 (16%)
  • Saturday1,497 (14%)
  • Sunday1,225 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59391 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59242 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,670 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,536 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,635 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,393 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,609 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59958 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January939 (9%)
  • February782 (7.5%)
  • March757 (7.3%)
  • April674 (6.5%)
  • May824 (7.9%)
  • June839 (8%)
  • July860 (8.2%)
  • August813 (7.8%)
  • September850 (8.1%)
  • October944 (9%)
  • November1,081 (10%)
  • December1,071 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,232 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,798 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,016 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit235 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown152 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,786 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,141 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds348 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist242 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds225 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds69 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.3%)
  • Other359 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded235 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,260 (60%)
  • Wet or damp3,565 (34%)
  • Frost or ice464 (4.4%)
  • Snow73 (0.7%)
  • Mud25 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph47 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph2,947 (28%)
  • 40 mph628 (6%)
  • 50 mph89 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph5,892 (56%)
  • 70 mph827 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,961 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway864 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout439 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road125 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant10,450 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist1,557 (10%)
  • Cyclist959 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian772 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant561 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)349 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant102 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant71 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant55 (0.4%)
  • Other52 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5255 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10391 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 15632 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 202,829 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,136 (14%)
  • 26 to 352,818 (19%)
  • 36 to 452,092 (14%)
  • 46 to 551,525 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,068 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75619 (4.1%)
  • Over 75425 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded208 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,385 (69%)
  • Passenger3,841 (26%)
  • Pedestrian772 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car13,286 (71%)
  • Motorcycle1,573 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,149 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,046 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle987 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle223 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach113 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle103 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car84 (0.4%)
  • Minibus83 (0.4%)
  • Other37 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in East Cambridgeshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Cambridgeshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had the 32nd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
32nd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 161st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
317thInverclyde10,55613,6841482,308
318thCeredigion10,46315,4722312,831
319thGosport10,45212,271722,166
320thEast Cambridgeshire (this area)10,43414,9983592,545
321stRochford10,30913,5751141,878
322ndMidlothian10,10313,5692092,562
323rdForest of Dean10,07314,5503062,539

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area is the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire, with 356 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,604, including 76 fatal and 390 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1421,6042,50876390
2ndA101,1931,82255285
3rdA112363588021170
4thB110254979313149
5thA144136331979
6thA113105762196
7thA11012714211060
8thA13032544431274
9thB1382243330457
10thA452293791378
11thB1381200266543
12thB1411195254643
13thB1061191275749
14thA1304145223843
15thA1421137175439
16thB1063108174631
17thB1049107148423
18thB1085104139421
19thB110483108124
20thB11035990211

Towns in East Cambridgeshire

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,105.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,774.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity