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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2013, and 258 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2012, and casualties fell from 279.

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

Collisions in 2013
185
Level with 2012
Casualties in 2013
258
Down 8% on 2012
Fatal collisions
11
5.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
23% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2013

5.9% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2013 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal115.9%
  • Serious4223%
  • Slight13271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal114.3%
  • Serious5421%
  • Slight19375%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2013 is highlighted, with 185, level with 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (18%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday23 (12%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (11%)
  • February12 (6.5%)
  • March16 (8.6%)
  • April10 (5.4%)
  • May11 (5.9%)
  • June14 (7.6%)
  • July15 (8.1%)
  • August12 (6.5%)
  • September14 (7.6%)
  • October13 (7%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December27 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other10 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (52%)
  • Wet or damp77 (42%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.2%)
  • Snow5 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph57 (31%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph104 (56%)
  • 70 mph15 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2027 (10%)
  • 21 to 2536 (14%)
  • 26 to 3549 (19%)
  • 36 to 4549 (19%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.4%)
  • Over 757 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (72%)
  • Passenger61 (24%)
  • Pedestrian10 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (6%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2013.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2013

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire in 2013, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2013: 35, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1423552210
2ndA10233415
3rdA1123192603
4thA14121613
5thB11026810
6thB13816601
7thA11014610
8thB14113511
9thA112201
10thA13032300
11thA13042411
12thB10612300
13thB10852501
14thA14211100
15thB10491101
16thB13821100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2013

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2013: 20.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2013

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2013: 87.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2013, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2013.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years