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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2007, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2006 (271), and casualties fell from 407.

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

Collisions in 2007
234
Down 14% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
330
Down 19% on 2006
Fatal collisions
10
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2007

4.3% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2007 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104.3%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight18177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious5316%
  • Slight26681%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2007 is highlighted, with 234, down 14% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (17%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February22 (9.4%)
  • March16 (6.8%)
  • April13 (5.6%)
  • May19 (8.1%)
  • June8 (3.4%)
  • July21 (9%)
  • August19 (8.1%)
  • September18 (7.7%)
  • October15 (6.4%)
  • November28 (12%)
  • December30 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other14 (6%)
  • Not recorded15 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (58%)
  • Wet or damp93 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (32%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph135 (58%)
  • 70 mph22 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (17%)
  • 21 to 2552 (16%)
  • 26 to 3563 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.4%)
  • Over 7511 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (71%)
  • Passenger75 (23%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (72%)
  • Motorcycle35 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 2007.

Collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2007

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire in 2007, with 14 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2007: 36, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA142364823
2ndA10213605
3rdA14163932
4thA1123151904
5thA110181001
6thB106171104
7thB11027803
8thA1161312
9thA13035911
10thB13815600
11thB10494500
12thB13824400
13thB14114400
14thB10853310
15thB11033500
16thA13042201
17thB11042200
18thA14211100
19thB10521100
20thB10631200

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2007

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2007: 21.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2007

CB6 and CB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2007, with 81 each.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2007, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2007.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years