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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2021, and 150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2020 (128), and casualties fell from 172.

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

Collisions in 2021
113
Down 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
150
Down 13% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
27% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2021

1.8% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2021 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious3027%
  • Slight8172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3523%
  • Slight11375%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2021 is highlighted, with 113, down 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 113
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (17%)
  • Tuesday19 (17%)
  • Wednesday16 (14%)
  • Thursday7 (6.2%)
  • Friday16 (14%)
  • Saturday21 (19%)
  • Sunday15 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (7.1%)
  • February6 (5.3%)
  • March11 (9.7%)
  • April8 (7.1%)
  • May11 (9.7%)
  • June14 (12%)
  • July9 (8%)
  • August7 (6.2%)
  • September7 (6.2%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November15 (13%)
  • December5 (4.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds93 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry79 (70%)
  • Wet or damp28 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph37 (33%)
  • 40 mph7 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph53 (47%)
  • 70 mph8 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway96 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (65%)
  • Cyclist17 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (10%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2016 (11%)
  • 21 to 2520 (13%)
  • 26 to 3525 (17%)
  • 36 to 4528 (19%)
  • 46 to 5526 (17%)
  • 56 to 6514 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.3%)
  • Over 754 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (82%)
  • Passenger16 (11%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car156 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (5.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2021.

Collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2021

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire in 2021, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A10 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2021: 19, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10192505
2ndA142131701
3rdB11027901
4thA11236603
5thA1451102
6thA13034903
7thA113401
8thB11043501
9thB14112200
10thA14211100
11thB10521100
12thB10611100
13thB10631100
14thB10851110
15thB13811100
16thB13821100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2021

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2021: 17.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2021

CB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2021: 44.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2021, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2021.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years