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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2013, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2012 (421), and casualties fell from 546.

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

Collisions in 2013
359
Down 15% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
507
Down 7% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2013

1.4% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight29682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight43185%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 359, down 15% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 359
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.7%)
  • February27 (7.5%)
  • March20 (5.6%)
  • April24 (6.7%)
  • May22 (6.1%)
  • June30 (8.4%)
  • July21 (5.8%)
  • August30 (8.4%)
  • September31 (8.6%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November46 (13%)
  • December37 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (58%)
  • Wet or damp136 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph88 (25%)
  • 40 mph18 (5%)
  • 50 mph45 (13%)
  • 60 mph135 (38%)
  • 70 mph69 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (20%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (10%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.4%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2%)
  • 16 to 2064 (13%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (16%)
  • 46 to 5589 (18%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (78%)
  • Passenger95 (19%)
  • Pedestrian17 (3.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car491 (72%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 142nd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2013

Histon & Impington, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2013, with 17 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2013: 49, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14497605
2ndA10365408
3rdA1307213306
4thA428162001
5thA505142101
6thB1049131301
7thA1303112302
8thM11101304
9thA130191201
10thA6037711
11thB105071004
12thA1161000
13thA119861111
14thB10465700
15thB10524400
16thB13684401
17thB10403300
18thB10473300
19thA13042500
20thB10422801

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2013

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2013: 11.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2013

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2013: 66.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years