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East Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2025, and 152 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2024 (133), and casualties fell from 206.

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

Collisions in 2025
113
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
152
Down 26% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
27% of collisions

Crash severity in East Cambridgeshire in 2025

3.5% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.4% and 24% in East Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.5%
  • Serious3127%
  • Slight7869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious3825%
  • Slight11072%

East Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 328 in 2002. 2025 is highlighted, with 113, down 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 113
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (17%)
  • Wednesday19 (17%)
  • Thursday21 (19%)
  • Friday21 (19%)
  • Saturday8 (7.1%)
  • Sunday8 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.8%)
  • February8 (7.1%)
  • March7 (6.2%)
  • April7 (6.2%)
  • May15 (13%)
  • June7 (6.2%)
  • July13 (12%)
  • August8 (7.1%)
  • September8 (7.1%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November8 (7.1%)
  • December10 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Other3 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry79 (70%)
  • Wet or damp32 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (8%)
  • 30 mph23 (20%)
  • 40 mph9 (8%)
  • 50 mph7 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph56 (50%)
  • 70 mph9 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2%)
  • 6 to 103 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2019 (13%)
  • 21 to 2516 (11%)
  • 26 to 3524 (16%)
  • 36 to 4524 (16%)
  • 46 to 5520 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (12%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.3%)
  • Over 755 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (76%)
  • Passenger26 (17%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car154 (71%)
  • Motorcycle16 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Cambridgeshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Cambridgeshire had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2025.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2025

Ely East, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4DW area and Ely West, East Cambridgeshire, CB7 4NR area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Cambridgeshire in 2025, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in East Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A142 had the most collisions in East Cambridgeshire in 2025: 22, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Cambridgeshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA142223015
2ndA10152924
3rdB11028902
4thA1471001
5thA11014501
6thA13032400
7thA14212300
8thB10492400
9thB10612200
10thB11032402
11thA111101
12thB10501101
13thB10851101
14thB13821201

Towns in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2025

Ely had the most collisions of any town in East Cambridgeshire in 2025: 13.

Postcode districts in East Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2025

CB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Cambridgeshire in 2025: 43.

Latest crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in East Cambridgeshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

East Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years