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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2018, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2017 (178), and casualties fell from 267.

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

Collisions in 2018
152
Down 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
216
Down 19% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2018

3.9% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2018 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.9%
  • Serious4228%
  • Slight10468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious5425%
  • Slight15572%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2018 is highlighted, with 152, down 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday16 (11%)
  • Wednesday25 (16%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (15%)
  • Sunday14 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.2%)
  • February11 (7.2%)
  • March12 (7.9%)
  • April11 (7.2%)
  • May14 (9.2%)
  • June12 (7.9%)
  • July12 (7.9%)
  • August7 (4.6%)
  • September14 (9.2%)
  • October12 (7.9%)
  • November20 (13%)
  • December13 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds121 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (70%)
  • Wet or damp40 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph45 (30%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph86 (57%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (79%)
  • Roundabout16 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant158 (73%)
  • Cyclist22 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 2035 (16%)
  • 21 to 2526 (12%)
  • 26 to 3528 (13%)
  • 36 to 4533 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.8%)
  • Over 756 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (76%)
  • Passenger41 (19%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car205 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2018.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2018

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire in 2018, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2018: 31, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA142314824
2ndA10121722
3rdA1471201
4thB11027903
5thA11236602
6thA130361102
7thA13045702
8thA11013501
9thB14113302
10thA112802
11thB10612200
12thB13822200
13thA11981101
14thB10491201
15thB10851201
16thB13811101

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2018

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2018: 23.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2018

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2018: 56.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2018, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years