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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2004, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2003 (311), and casualties fell from 467.

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

Collisions in 2004
298
Down 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
417
Down 11% on 2003
Fatal collisions
12
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2004

4% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2004 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124%
  • Serious5920%
  • Slight22776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight33280%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2004 is highlighted, with 298, down 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday57 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7%)
  • February29 (9.7%)
  • March16 (5.4%)
  • April19 (6.4%)
  • May19 (6.4%)
  • June21 (7%)
  • July23 (7.7%)
  • August23 (7.7%)
  • September19 (6.4%)
  • October35 (12%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December39 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds204 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (5%)
  • Not recorded12 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (53%)
  • Wet or damp115 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Mud8 (2.7%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph72 (24%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph188 (63%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7%)
  • 16 to 2068 (16%)
  • 21 to 2556 (13%)
  • 26 to 3586 (21%)
  • 36 to 4570 (17%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (72%)
  • Passenger100 (24%)
  • Pedestrian16 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (74%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Cambridgeshire ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2004.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2004

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire in 2004, with 26 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2004: 43, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1424370410
2ndA10324413
3rdA1123253102
4thA14192324
5thB1102192624
6thA1101101500
7thA1421101107
8thB1382101201
9thB138171004
10thA130351000
11thA114702
12thB10494410
13thB10614501
14thB10634602
15thB14114511
16thB10852200
17thB11042200
18thA13041101
19thB10521100
20thB11031201

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2004

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2004: 36.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2004

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2004: 116.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2004, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2004.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years