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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2008, and 680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2007 (551), and casualties fell from 779.

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

Collisions in 2008
487
Down 12% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
680
Down 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
14
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2008

2.9% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious7816%
  • Slight39581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious8713%
  • Slight57685%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 487, down 12% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (17%)
  • Tuesday77 (16%)
  • Wednesday75 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (11%)
  • Sunday48 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.2%)
  • February40 (8.2%)
  • March29 (6%)
  • April45 (9.2%)
  • May31 (6.4%)
  • June40 (8.2%)
  • July44 (9%)
  • August32 (6.6%)
  • September42 (8.6%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December40 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (63%)
  • Wet or damp167 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (21%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph246 (51%)
  • 70 mph102 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (23%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant511 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.9%)
  • Pedestrian20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2095 (14%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 35127 (19%)
  • 36 to 45122 (18%)
  • 46 to 5593 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.1%)
  • Over 7526 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider515 (76%)
  • Passenger145 (21%)
  • Pedestrian20 (2.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car695 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 120th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2008

Milton & Waterbeach, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 0GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2008, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2008: 64, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14648629
2ndA1307375943
3rdA10304327
4thA505234114
5thM11203207
6thA1303192203
7thA428182711
8thA1198172202
9thA1301162215
10thA603151801
11thB1049151702
12thB1050121601
13thA11111500
14thB10526702
15thB13685601
16thB10403300
17thB10463400
18thB10473311
19thB10422201
20thA13041200

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2008

Great Shelford and Stapleford had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2008: 13.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2008

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2008: 90.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years