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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2022, and 211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 2021 (113), and casualties rose from 150.

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

Collisions in 2022
142
Up 26% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
211
Up 41% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
28% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2022

3.5% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.5%
  • Serious4028%
  • Slight9768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious4722%
  • Slight15975%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2022 is highlighted, with 142, up 26% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (15%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday19 (13%)
  • Saturday18 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (9.9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (11%)
  • February9 (6.3%)
  • March12 (8.5%)
  • April6 (4.2%)
  • May11 (7.7%)
  • June10 (7%)
  • July10 (7%)
  • August18 (13%)
  • September17 (12%)
  • October11 (7.7%)
  • November13 (9.2%)
  • December9 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (8.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (75%)
  • Wet or damp29 (20%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph49 (35%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph63 (44%)
  • 70 mph9 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (83%)
  • Roundabout13 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (5.2%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2023 (11%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3539 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (19%)
  • 56 to 6525 (12%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (79%)
  • Passenger34 (16%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car199 (74%)
  • Motorcycle23 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2022.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2022

Bottisham, East Cambridgeshire, CB8 0XA area, Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area and Soham South, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 5BP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2022, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2022: 26, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA142263936
2ndA10132008
3rdB1102121702
4thA130381312
5thA112371102
6thA1471504
7thA11012300
8thA14212201
9thB10492200
10thB10612302
11thB10632501
12thB11041100
13thB13811200
14thB13821100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2022

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2022: 14.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2022

CB7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2022: 52.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2022, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years