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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 696 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2004, and 991 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2003 (637), and casualties rose from 907.

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

Collisions in 2004
696
Up 9% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
991
Up 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2004

2% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2004 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious11717%
  • Slight56581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious13514%
  • Slight84185%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 696, up 9% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (16%)
  • Tuesday105 (15%)
  • Wednesday109 (16%)
  • Thursday98 (14%)
  • Friday128 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (11%)
  • Sunday67 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9.8%)
  • February41 (5.9%)
  • March47 (6.8%)
  • April38 (5.5%)
  • May63 (9.1%)
  • June71 (10%)
  • July53 (7.6%)
  • August53 (7.6%)
  • September56 (8%)
  • October66 (9.5%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December70 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight498 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds507 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (3%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry432 (62%)
  • Wet or damp241 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.2%)
  • Mud3 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph150 (22%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1%)
  • 60 mph355 (51%)
  • 70 mph138 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (20%)
  • Roundabout56 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant746 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist54 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2.6%)
  • Pedestrian26 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20181 (18%)
  • 21 to 25125 (13%)
  • 26 to 35191 (19%)
  • 36 to 45189 (19%)
  • 46 to 5588 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.1%)
  • Over 7522 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider726 (73%)
  • Passenger239 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (2.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,024 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle92 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 97th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2004

Bar Hill, South Cambridgeshire, CB23 8EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2004, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2004: 74, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1474121312
2ndA106995112
3rdA13074875110
4thA428426625
5thA505315416
6thB1050263802
7thM11263315
8thA1198253913
9thA1301253704
10thA1303213414
11thB1049212700
12thA11202825
13thA603111411
14thB136891200
15thB10528800
16thB10426601
17thB10465502
18thB10404701
19thA13043400
20thA13093400

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2004

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2004: 21.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2004

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2004: 145.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years