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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 657 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2000, and 939 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1999 (619), and casualties rose from 922.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,384 collisions in South Cambridgeshire.

Collisions in 2000
657
Up 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
939
Up 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2000

1.8% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious9715%
  • Slight54883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious11012%
  • Slight81687%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 657, up 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (14%)
  • Tuesday119 (18%)
  • Wednesday96 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (14%)
  • Friday119 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (9.1%)
  • February53 (8.1%)
  • March38 (5.8%)
  • April43 (6.5%)
  • May44 (6.7%)
  • June56 (8.5%)
  • July57 (8.7%)
  • August59 (9%)
  • September60 (9.1%)
  • October61 (9.3%)
  • November68 (10%)
  • December58 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight480 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds478 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry403 (61%)
  • Wet or damp237 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Mud4 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (20%)
  • 40 mph40 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph332 (51%)
  • 70 mph155 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway154 (23%)
  • Roundabout48 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant689 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.4%)
  • Pedestrian25 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20138 (15%)
  • 21 to 25110 (12%)
  • 26 to 35216 (23%)
  • 36 to 45160 (17%)
  • 46 to 55106 (11%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.1%)
  • Over 7531 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider685 (73%)
  • Passenger229 (24%)
  • Pedestrian25 (2.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car967 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle89 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in South Cambridgeshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Cambridgeshire ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 120th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2000: 91, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1491150112
2ndA106492310
3rdA13074056110
4thA505334612
5thM11294323
6thA1303274404
7thA1198222812
8thA1301202600
9thA428202903
10thB1049202003
11thB1050202803
12thA11192803
13thA603121903
14thB1052112104
15thB13687800
16thB10466800
17thB10475500
18thB10394401
19thB10424600
20thB11023300

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2000

Great Shelford and Stapleford had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2000: 17.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2000

CB22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2000: 123.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years