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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2011, and 574 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2010 (453), and casualties fell from 627.

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

Collisions in 2011
403
Down 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
574
Down 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2011

1.5% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious7218%
  • Slight32581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious8114%
  • Slight48685%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 403, down 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.2%)
  • February35 (8.7%)
  • March34 (8.4%)
  • April32 (7.9%)
  • May24 (6%)
  • June27 (6.7%)
  • July39 (9.7%)
  • August39 (9.7%)
  • September33 (8.2%)
  • October33 (8.2%)
  • November32 (7.9%)
  • December38 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (6.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (74%)
  • Wet or damp92 (23%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph96 (24%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph175 (43%)
  • 70 mph92 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (23%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist55 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3%)
  • 16 to 2067 (12%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (16%)
  • 36 to 45104 (18%)
  • 46 to 5576 (13%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.6%)
  • Over 7529 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (76%)
  • Passenger123 (21%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (73%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 129th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2011

Girton, South Cambridgeshire, CB3 0JX area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2011, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2011: 51, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14519107
2ndA10274213
3rdA1307274114
4thA505263526
5thM11182404
6thA1198172905
7thA428172404
8thA11122114
9thA1303121601
10thB1049121404
11thA1301111202
12thB1050111203
13thA6036811
14thB10402400
15thB10422201
16thB10462201
17thB10522200
18thA13041200
19thB11021100
20thB13681301

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2011

Great Shelford and Stapleford had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2011: 13.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2011

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2011: 83.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2011, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years