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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2014, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2013 (359), and casualties rose from 507.

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

Collisions in 2014
363
Up 1% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
521
Up 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2014

1.1% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious6718%
  • Slight29280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7815%
  • Slight43884%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 363, up 1% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (21%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.4%)
  • February29 (8%)
  • March30 (8.3%)
  • April27 (7.4%)
  • May33 (9.1%)
  • June19 (5.2%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September20 (5.5%)
  • October31 (8.5%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December35 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (6.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (65%)
  • Wet or damp119 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph76 (21%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph31 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph154 (42%)
  • 70 mph76 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (24%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (72%)
  • Cyclist53 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Pedestrian10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2054 (10%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3595 (18%)
  • 36 to 4595 (18%)
  • 46 to 5582 (16%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7523 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (74%)
  • Passenger124 (24%)
  • Pedestrian10 (1.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 145th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2014

Girton, South Cambridgeshire, CB23 8HD area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2014, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2014: 43, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14436415
2ndA10324718
3rdA5052944010
4thA1307263915
5thA428203503
6thM11162402
7thA1301142404
8thA1303142106
9thA11121702
10thA60371000
11thB10497702
12thA11986610
13thB136861101
14thB10505700
15thB10404701
16thB10464400
17thA13042300
18thB10392201
19thB10472200
20thB10522200

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2014

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2014: 11.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2014

CB22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2014: 64.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years