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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2010, and 627 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2009 (446), and casualties fell from 633.

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

Collisions in 2010
453
Up 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
627
Down 1% on 2009
Fatal collisions
14
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2010

3.1% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.1%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight35879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious9515%
  • Slight51482%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 453, up 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (17%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.5%)
  • February49 (11%)
  • March32 (7.1%)
  • April34 (7.5%)
  • May37 (8.2%)
  • June27 (6%)
  • July34 (7.5%)
  • August36 (7.9%)
  • September48 (11%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November43 (9.5%)
  • December18 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other23 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (60%)
  • Wet or damp139 (31%)
  • Frost or ice36 (7.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (25%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph208 (46%)
  • 70 mph96 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (22%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (12%)
  • Cyclist57 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Pedestrian17 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20106 (17%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 35122 (19%)
  • 36 to 45112 (18%)
  • 46 to 5591 (15%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider475 (76%)
  • Passenger135 (22%)
  • Pedestrian17 (2.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car599 (72%)
  • Motorcycle73 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 111th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2010

Milton & Waterbeach, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 0GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2010, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2010: 47, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14477409
2ndA505294506
3rdA10253612
4thA1303223325
5thA1307222911
6thM11223012
7thA428213527
8thA1198152613
9thA11142713
10thA603141603
11thB1049131300
12thB1050121612
13thA130191102
14thB10466600
15thB104251013
16thB10404401
17thB10523401
18thA13042300
19thB10472200
20thB11021100

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2010

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2010: 11.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2010

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2010: 111.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2010, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2010.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years