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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2012, and 546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2011 (403), and casualties fell from 574.

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

Collisions in 2012
421
Up 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
546
Down 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2012

2.1% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight35183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious6512%
  • Slight47286%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 421, up 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 421
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (18%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday58 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9%)
  • February23 (5.5%)
  • March36 (8.6%)
  • April29 (6.9%)
  • May37 (8.8%)
  • June29 (6.9%)
  • July41 (9.7%)
  • August30 (7.1%)
  • September38 (9%)
  • October40 (9.5%)
  • November41 (9.7%)
  • December39 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (8.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (67%)
  • Wet or damp120 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph123 (29%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph29 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph147 (35%)
  • 70 mph90 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (23%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (67%)
  • Cyclist62 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (10%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2071 (13%)
  • 21 to 25101 (18%)
  • 26 to 35103 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (13%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.1%)
  • Over 7523 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (79%)
  • Passenger91 (17%)
  • Pedestrian26 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Cambridgeshire ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 112th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2012

Milton & Waterbeach, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 0GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2012, with 14 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2012: 48, including 5 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14487954
2ndA10364504
3rdA1307344307
4thA428303715
5thB1049161801
6thM11162502
7thA1303152004
8thA11131611
9thA505131900
10thA1198121701
11thA603111302
12thB10507910
13thA13016802
14thB10466601
15thB10403301
16thB10473300
17thB10522201
18thB11022200
19thB13682201
20thA13041200

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2012

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2012: 13.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2012

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2012: 95.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years