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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2008, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2007 (234), and casualties fell from 330.

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

Collisions in 2008
222
Down 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
304
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2008

1.4% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2008 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight18081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight25985%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2008 is highlighted, with 222, down 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 in 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday39 (18%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.2%)
  • February18 (8.1%)
  • March20 (9%)
  • April8 (3.6%)
  • May15 (6.8%)
  • June16 (7.2%)
  • July19 (8.6%)
  • August17 (7.7%)
  • September21 (9.5%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (58%)
  • Wet or damp85 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph64 (29%)
  • 40 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph133 (60%)
  • 70 mph17 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (10%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2063 (21%)
  • 21 to 2543 (14%)
  • 26 to 3552 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (17%)
  • 46 to 5530 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (75%)
  • Passenger61 (20%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (73%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2008.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2008

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire in 2008, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A10 and A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2008, with 25 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10253503
2ndA142253525
3rdA1123192404
4thA14142400
5thB1102141803
6thA110181102
7thB13816800
8thB14115601
9thA114502
10thA13033400
11thB10523401
12thB10613400
13thB11033501
14thB11043300
15thA13042201
16thA14212200
17thB10492200
18thB10632501
19thB10852300
20thB13821400

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2008

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2008: 25.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2008

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2008: 93.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years