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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2001, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (320), and casualties fell from 494.

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

Collisions in 2001
303
Down 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
456
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2001

2.3% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight24782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight38083%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2001 is highlighted, with 303, down 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (9.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.3%)
  • February19 (6.3%)
  • March25 (8.3%)
  • April19 (6.3%)
  • May26 (8.6%)
  • June23 (7.6%)
  • July23 (7.6%)
  • August17 (5.6%)
  • September17 (5.6%)
  • October25 (8.3%)
  • November44 (15%)
  • December40 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (4%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry168 (55%)
  • Wet or damp102 (34%)
  • Frost or ice23 (7.6%)
  • Mud5 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (26%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph183 (60%)
  • 70 mph28 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (79%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (4.2%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2063 (14%)
  • 21 to 2566 (14%)
  • 26 to 35101 (22%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (65%)
  • Passenger142 (31%)
  • Pedestrian19 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car429 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Cambridgeshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2001.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2001

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire in 2001, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2001: 46, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1424691211
2ndA10324215
3rdB1102295416
4thA14213103
5thA1123172003
6thA1101121801
7thA1181901
8thA13038813
9thB13827701
10thB13816600
11thB10855600
12thA13044402
13thB11044501
14thB14114401
15thA14213310
16thB10613500
17thB10492200
18thA1411300
19thB10501100
20thB10521200

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2001

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2001: 30.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2001

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2001: 106.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2001, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years