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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2015, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2014 (363), and casualties fell from 521.

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

Collisions in 2015
352
Down 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
498
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2015

2.3% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious5917%
  • Slight28581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight42686%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 352, down 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 352
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday65 (18%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.1%)
  • February16 (4.5%)
  • March33 (9.4%)
  • April19 (5.4%)
  • May23 (6.5%)
  • June31 (8.8%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August32 (9.1%)
  • September29 (8.2%)
  • October46 (13%)
  • November33 (9.4%)
  • December29 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (70%)
  • Wet or damp102 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (24%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph34 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph123 (35%)
  • 70 mph80 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (25%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (10%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.2%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2062 (12%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4587 (17%)
  • 46 to 5578 (16%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (77%)
  • Passenger98 (20%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car493 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 140th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2015

Milton & Waterbeach, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 0GN area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2015, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2015: 50, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14508509
2ndA1307273514
3rdA10254114
4thM11202834
5thA505192511
6thA1303131312
7thB1050121902
8thA428111702
9thB1046101400
10thB1049101004
11thA6036601
12thB10406703
13thA1151000
14thA13015701
15thA11984700
16thB10524700
17thB13684500
18thA13043402
19thB10472300
20thA13091100

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2015

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2015: 18.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2015

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2015: 82.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2015, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years