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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 551 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2007, and 779 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2006 (555), and casualties rose from 774.

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

Collisions in 2007
551
Down 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
779
Up 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
15
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2007

2.7% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious8515%
  • Slight45182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.2%
  • Serious9813%
  • Slight66485%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 551, down 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (16%)
  • Wednesday95 (17%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.3%)
  • February48 (8.7%)
  • March36 (6.5%)
  • April38 (6.9%)
  • May53 (9.6%)
  • June63 (11%)
  • July41 (7.4%)
  • August48 (8.7%)
  • September41 (7.4%)
  • October44 (8%)
  • November51 (9.3%)
  • December42 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds429 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (68%)
  • Wet or damp167 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph129 (23%)
  • 40 mph53 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph274 (50%)
  • 70 mph92 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (18%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant550 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (10%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian36 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20139 (18%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35147 (19%)
  • 36 to 45140 (18%)
  • 46 to 5594 (12%)
  • 56 to 6564 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider576 (74%)
  • Passenger167 (21%)
  • Pedestrian36 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car765 (74%)
  • Motorcycle79 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 108th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2007

Histon & Impington, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2007, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2007: 56, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14568924
2ndA10457629
3rdA1307345234
4thA1198314104
5thA428254006
6thB1049252913
7thB1050253811
8thA1301222903
9thA1303202910
10thA505203313
11thM11203204
12thA603121703
13thA11101512
14thB10479900
15thB10528902
16thB10467900
17thB10406600
18thB10426700
19thA13044401
20thB13682900

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2007

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2007: 12.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2007

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2007: 108.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2007, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years