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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2011, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2010 (213), and casualties fell from 290.

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

Collisions in 2011
195
Down 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
271
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2011

3.6% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2011 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.6%
  • Serious4222%
  • Slight14675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83%
  • Serious4918%
  • Slight21479%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2011 is highlighted, with 195, down 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (18%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (13%)
  • Friday27 (14%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (11%)
  • February18 (9.2%)
  • March24 (12%)
  • April11 (5.6%)
  • May12 (6.2%)
  • June10 (5.1%)
  • July23 (12%)
  • August12 (6.2%)
  • September12 (6.2%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November18 (9.2%)
  • December13 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (73%)
  • Wet or damp47 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph68 (35%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph104 (53%)
  • 70 mph12 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2048 (18%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3561 (23%)
  • 36 to 4541 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (12%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (72%)
  • Passenger61 (23%)
  • Pedestrian15 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (76%)
  • Motorcycle28 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2011.

Collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2011

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire in 2011, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2011: 32, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1423253111
2ndA10192902
3rdB1102162526
4thA1123111813
5thA148902
6thA130371401
7thB13827702
8thA114401
9thB10854401
10thB11044400
11thA11013510
12thB14113301
13thA13042300
14thB11032301
15thA14211100
16thB10491300
17thB10631101
18thB13811100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2011

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2011: 27.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2011

CB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2011: 76.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years