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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 133 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2024, and 206 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2023 (142), and casualties fell from 219.

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

Collisions in 2024
133
Down 6% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
206
Down 6% on 2023
Fatal collisions
10
7.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
26% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2024

7.5% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2024 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal107.5%
  • Serious3526%
  • Slight8866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104.9%
  • Serious4723%
  • Slight14972%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2024 is highlighted, with 133, down 6% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (9%)
  • Tuesday25 (19%)
  • Wednesday22 (17%)
  • Thursday22 (17%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (13%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (11%)
  • February5 (3.8%)
  • March14 (11%)
  • April12 (9%)
  • May15 (11%)
  • June5 (3.8%)
  • July16 (12%)
  • August14 (11%)
  • September8 (6%)
  • October14 (11%)
  • November9 (6.8%)
  • December7 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (69%)
  • Wet or damp34 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph36 (27%)
  • 40 mph9 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph62 (47%)
  • 70 mph15 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (11%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2027 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (14%)
  • 26 to 3529 (14%)
  • 36 to 4540 (19%)
  • 46 to 5525 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (69%)
  • Passenger49 (24%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (72%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2024.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2024

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Cambridgeshire in 2024, with 8 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2024: 18, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA142183623
2ndA10121804
3rdA14111733
4thA11016921
5thA112361020
6thB110251204
7thA114401
8thA13033501
9thB11043411
10thB13813602
11thA14212400
12thB10632400
13thA13041300
14thB10491101
15thB10521301
16thB10611100
17thB11031100
18thB13821100

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2024

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2024: 10.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2024

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2024: 48.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2024, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years