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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2014, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2013 (185), and casualties fell from 258.

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

Collisions in 2014
182
Down 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
247
Down 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
20% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2014

3.3% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2014 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.3%
  • Serious3720%
  • Slight13976%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight20081%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2014 is highlighted, with 182, down 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (21%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (25%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.7%)
  • February10 (5.5%)
  • March14 (7.7%)
  • April16 (8.8%)
  • May15 (8.2%)
  • June12 (6.6%)
  • July12 (6.6%)
  • August15 (8.2%)
  • September17 (9.3%)
  • October23 (13%)
  • November16 (8.8%)
  • December18 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (57%)
  • Wet or damp73 (40%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (20%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph110 (60%)
  • 70 mph25 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (14%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2034 (14%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3563 (26%)
  • 36 to 4544 (18%)
  • 46 to 5527 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.7%)
  • Over 755 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (77%)
  • Passenger46 (19%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (71%)
  • Motorcycle34 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2014.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2014

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire in 2014, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2014: 22, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA142223323
2ndA10162104
3rdA14162201
4thB1102131505
5thA1192001
6thA112391203
7thA11017800
8thB106171011
9thA130341001
10thB13814410
11thB14114400
12thA14212200
13thB11042200
14thA13041201
15thB10491101
16thB10631610
17thB13821101

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2014

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2014: 18.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2014

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2014: 66.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2014, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years