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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2015, and 198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2014 (182), and casualties fell from 247.

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

Collisions in 2015
145
Down 20% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
198
Down 20% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2015

4.8% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2015 were fatal and 21% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.8%
  • Serious3021%
  • Slight10874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal84%
  • Serious3417%
  • Slight15679%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2015 is highlighted, with 145, down 20% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 145
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday17 (12%)
  • Saturday17 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (23%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.7%)
  • February13 (9%)
  • March11 (7.6%)
  • April11 (7.6%)
  • May11 (7.6%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July13 (9%)
  • August11 (7.6%)
  • September8 (5.5%)
  • October13 (9%)
  • November9 (6.2%)
  • December13 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (65%)
  • Wet or damp47 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph38 (26%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph78 (54%)
  • 70 mph12 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 152 (1%)
  • 16 to 2023 (12%)
  • 21 to 2524 (12%)
  • 26 to 3548 (24%)
  • 36 to 4522 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (18%)
  • 56 to 6516 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 758 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (74%)
  • Passenger40 (20%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car195 (74%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.4%)
  • Minibus3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2015.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2015

Bottisham, East Cambridgeshire, CB8 0XA area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire in 2015, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2015: 25, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA142254116
2ndA10213126
3rdA1123101122
4thA1491101
5thB14115900
6thA13034401
7thA113602
8thB10613710
9thB10853310
10thB11023401
11thB11043400
12thB13813401
13thB13823300
14thA14212401
15thB11032300
16thA13041200
17thB10491100
18thB10631100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2015

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2015: 13.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2015

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2015: 60.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years