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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2000, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1999 (266), and casualties rose from 407.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,434 collisions in East Cambridgeshire.

Collisions in 2000
320
Up 20% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
494
Up 21% on 1999
Fatal collisions
14
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2000

4.4% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2000 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.4%
  • Serious6721%
  • Slight23975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.4%
  • Serious9118%
  • Slight38678%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2000 is highlighted, with 320, up 20% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (18%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (13%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.1%)
  • February25 (7.8%)
  • March29 (9.1%)
  • April19 (5.9%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June12 (3.8%)
  • July25 (7.8%)
  • August28 (8.8%)
  • September26 (8.1%)
  • October29 (9.1%)
  • November37 (12%)
  • December37 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (58%)
  • Wet or damp120 (38%)
  • Mud5 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (24%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph186 (58%)
  • 70 mph29 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (4%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2086 (17%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3598 (20%)
  • 36 to 4575 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (70%)
  • Passenger129 (26%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in East Cambridgeshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Cambridgeshire ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2000.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2000: 52, including 6 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1425210369
2ndA104572410
3rdA14273206
4thA1123223405
5thB1102203006
6thA1303102002
7thA110191301
8thB141191301
9thA142181301
10thB106181403
11thA130471111
12thB138171011
13thB138261203
14thB10854802
15thA113510
16thB10633603
17thB11043502
18thB10491100
19thB11031410

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2000

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2000: 34.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2000

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2000: 121.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2000, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2000.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years