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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 637 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2003, and 907 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2002 (630), and casualties fell from 917.

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

Collisions in 2003
637
Up 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
907
Down 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2003

2% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious10817%
  • Slight51681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious11913%
  • Slight77585%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 637, up 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (16%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (14%)
  • Thursday99 (16%)
  • Friday116 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.2%)
  • February56 (8.8%)
  • March50 (7.8%)
  • April50 (7.8%)
  • May47 (7.4%)
  • June56 (8.8%)
  • July55 (8.6%)
  • August47 (7.4%)
  • September57 (8.9%)
  • October59 (9.3%)
  • November53 (8.3%)
  • December61 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight457 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting106 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds501 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other22 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry433 (68%)
  • Wet or damp178 (28%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Mud3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph130 (20%)
  • 40 mph43 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph328 (51%)
  • 70 mph129 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway469 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (19%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant673 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian38 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20149 (16%)
  • 21 to 25110 (12%)
  • 26 to 35181 (20%)
  • 36 to 45165 (18%)
  • 46 to 5598 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider650 (72%)
  • Passenger219 (24%)
  • Pedestrian38 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car909 (77%)
  • Motorcycle87 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Cambridgeshire ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 109th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2003

Milton & Waterbeach, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 0GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2003, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2003: 75, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA147511319
2ndA10568319
3rdA1307385439
4thA428295519
5thA505294516
6thA1198283617
7thM11265214
8thA1301243206
9thB1049232708
10thA1303203406
11thA603192703
12thB1050182202
13thA11111702
14thB10427703
15thB10477800
16thB13686800
17thA13094501
18thB10404501
19thB11024500
20thB10462300

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2003

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2003: 14.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2003

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2003: 128.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years