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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 638 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2005, and 948 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2004 (696), and casualties fell from 991.

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

Collisions in 2005
638
Down 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
948
Down 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
23
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2005

3.6% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2005 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.6%
  • Serious11919%
  • Slight49678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.6%
  • Serious14115%
  • Slight78282%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 638, down 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (16%)
  • Wednesday100 (16%)
  • Thursday85 (13%)
  • Friday115 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (9.1%)
  • February31 (4.9%)
  • March32 (5%)
  • April53 (8.3%)
  • May45 (7.1%)
  • June47 (7.4%)
  • July56 (8.8%)
  • August70 (11%)
  • September70 (11%)
  • October68 (11%)
  • November46 (7.2%)
  • December62 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight466 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds499 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry424 (66%)
  • Wet or damp207 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph136 (21%)
  • 40 mph37 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph315 (49%)
  • 70 mph141 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (22%)
  • Roundabout47 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant702 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist46 (4.9%)
  • Pedestrian35 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20151 (16%)
  • 21 to 25118 (12%)
  • 26 to 35170 (18%)
  • 36 to 45171 (18%)
  • 46 to 55115 (12%)
  • 56 to 6571 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.3%)
  • Over 7537 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider684 (72%)
  • Passenger229 (24%)
  • Pedestrian35 (3.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car909 (73%)
  • Motorcycle92 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 100th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2005

Milton & Waterbeach, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 0GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2005, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2005: 79, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1479133118
2ndA105380212
3rdA13075181213
4thA428395627
5thM11335442
6thA505304303
7thA1198253316
8thB1049212722
9thA1303202901
10thA1301192914
11thB1050192811
12thA11153104
13thA603121904
14thB104271622
15thB105261002
16thB10405700
17thB10465610
18thB13685502
19thB10472200
20thA11100

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2005

Great Shelford and Stapleford had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2005: 17.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2005

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2005: 128.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years