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South Cambridgeshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 23,384 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025, and 34,085 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 729 were fatal and 5,364 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 269 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (271), and casualties rose from 393 to 419.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
23,384
135th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34,085
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
729
3.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
269
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire

3.1% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal7293.1%
  • Serious5,36423%
  • Slight17,29174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal8292.4%
  • Serious6,68820%
  • Slight26,56878%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. In 2025 there were 269, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025269419
2024271393
2023298425
2022263397
2021248367
2020225333
2019320429
2018336467
2017346489
2016369542
2015352498
2014363521
2013359507
2012421546
2011403574
2010453627
2009446633
2008487680
2007551779
2006555774
2005638948
2004696991
2003637907
2002630917
20017061,052
2000657939
1999619922
1998635936
1997667990
1996661964
1995613897
1994594881
1993567864
1992589868
1991641959
19907131,037
1989615935
1988620960
1987516771
1986595888
1985546788
1984513734
1983504728
1982463702
1981451736
1980470672
1979493699

When and where crashes happen in South Cambridgeshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,325 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,481 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,477 (15%)
  • Thursday3,555 (15%)
  • Friday3,989 (17%)
  • Saturday3,079 (13%)
  • Sunday2,478 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59834 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59502 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,952 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,505 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,624 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,632 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,456 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,879 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,999 (8.5%)
  • February1,636 (7%)
  • March1,781 (7.6%)
  • April1,688 (7.2%)
  • May1,846 (7.9%)
  • June1,916 (8.2%)
  • July2,064 (8.8%)
  • August1,926 (8.2%)
  • September2,029 (8.7%)
  • October2,169 (9.3%)
  • November2,282 (9.8%)
  • December2,048 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16,917 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,287 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,344 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit470 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown363 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17,955 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,569 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds685 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist423 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds405 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds122 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds47 (0.2%)
  • Other695 (3%)
  • Not recorded483 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,072 (64%)
  • Wet or damp7,388 (32%)
  • Frost or ice651 (2.8%)
  • Snow139 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep22 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel15 (0.1%)
  • Mud14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded83 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph98 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph5,330 (23%)
  • 40 mph1,772 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph621 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph11,496 (49%)
  • 70 mph4,058 (17%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway17,309 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway4,260 (18%)
  • Roundabout1,355 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road340 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded120 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant23,527 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist3,929 (12%)
  • Cyclist2,545 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian1,298 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant1,172 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)838 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant284 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant155 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant140 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant131 (0.4%)
  • Other51 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5503 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 10774 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 151,300 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 206,025 (18%)
  • 21 to 254,680 (14%)
  • 26 to 356,650 (20%)
  • 36 to 455,026 (15%)
  • 46 to 553,812 (11%)
  • 56 to 652,413 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 751,473 (4.3%)
  • Over 751,017 (3%)
  • Not recorded412 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider24,191 (71%)
  • Passenger8,596 (25%)
  • Pedestrian1,298 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car31,557 (71%)
  • Motorcycle3,897 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,877 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle2,630 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,349 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach365 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle357 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car165 (0.4%)
  • Minibus142 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown102 (0.2%)
  • Other94 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in South Cambridgeshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South 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 South Cambridgeshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 135th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
132ndBlackburn with Darwen23,83632,5642804,232
133rdNorwich23,74928,4651854,895
134thBasildon23,49531,1222794,246
135thSouth Cambridgeshire (this area)23,38434,0857295,364
136thStafford23,37232,9054663,001
137thCambridge23,35726,6631174,228
138thYork23,09028,4972484,740

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire

Milton & Waterbeach, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 0GN area is the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire, with 369 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes

The A10 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,046, including 77 fatal and 489 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA102,0463,18277489
2ndA141,9383,08460333
3rdA13071,1501,74353254
4thA5051,1201,82958265
5thA119641,63638225
6thM119221,48731174
7thB10498751,10717191
8thA13038201,22321198
9thA4287261,13621140
10thA6046751,17732208
11thA456441,05746172
12thA119863193122138
13thA130162684920161
14thB105060188916129
15thA60358084419141
16thB1046282371754
17thB1052202255152
18thB1368191292848
19thB1040180252541
20thB1047169219524

Towns in South Cambridgeshire

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025: 525.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,345.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity