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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2019, and 201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2018 (152), and casualties fell from 216.

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

Collisions in 2019
144
Down 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
201
Down 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2019

4.2% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2019 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.2%
  • Serious3122%
  • Slight10774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious3718%
  • Slight15879%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2019 is highlighted, with 144, down 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 144
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (15%)
  • Tuesday22 (15%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (17%)
  • Friday24 (17%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (14%)
  • February10 (6.9%)
  • March10 (6.9%)
  • April9 (6.3%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June9 (6.3%)
  • July11 (7.6%)
  • August11 (7.6%)
  • September13 (9%)
  • October10 (6.9%)
  • November15 (10%)
  • December10 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other5 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (69%)
  • Wet or damp43 (30%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph50 (35%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph69 (48%)
  • 70 mph13 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.9%)
  • 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 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7%)
  • Van occupant11 (5.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2029 (14%)
  • 21 to 2524 (12%)
  • 26 to 3534 (17%)
  • 36 to 4524 (12%)
  • 46 to 5516 (8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (10%)
  • 66 to 7517 (8.5%)
  • Over 7512 (6%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (66%)
  • Passenger54 (27%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car179 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle16 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (4.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2019.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2019

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire in 2019, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2019: 14, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA142142504
2ndA10132412
3rdA112381201
4thA1471001
5thA116605
6thA11016901
7thB11026712
8thA13034721
9thB10614400
10thB10854400
11thB13813301
12thB14113310
13thA13042300
14thB13822201
15thB10491100
16thB10521401

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2019

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2019: 18.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2019

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2019: 54.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2019, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years