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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2010, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2009 (218), and casualties fell from 312.

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

Collisions in 2010
213
Down 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
290
Down 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2010

2.3% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2010 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious3516%
  • Slight17381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight24685%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2010 is highlighted, with 213, down 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (14%)
  • Friday31 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (18%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.5%)
  • February20 (9.4%)
  • March16 (7.5%)
  • April16 (7.5%)
  • May19 (8.9%)
  • June19 (8.9%)
  • July14 (6.6%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September15 (7%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November23 (11%)
  • December7 (3.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (54%)
  • Wet or damp82 (38%)
  • Frost or ice13 (6.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph69 (32%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph115 (54%)
  • 70 mph18 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (75%)
  • Cyclist24 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.2%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2038 (13%)
  • 21 to 2551 (18%)
  • 26 to 3547 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (19%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.1%)
  • Over 7515 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (76%)
  • Passenger58 (20%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (7%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 2010.

Collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2010

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire in 2010, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A1123 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2010: 28, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1123283413
2ndA142233604
3rdA10163115
4thA14162014
5thB1102111502
6thB10615800
7thB13825500
8thA11014700
9thA13034901
10thB10854600
11thB13814500
12thB14114401
13thB10633711
14thA112300
15thA13042200
16thA14212300
17thB10521100
18thB11041201

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2010

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2010: 26.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2010

CB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2010: 80.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years