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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2016, and 542 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2015 (352), and casualties rose from 498.

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

Collisions in 2016
369
Up 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
542
Up 9% on 2015
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2016

2.7% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious6317%
  • Slight29680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious7814%
  • Slight45083%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 369, up 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7%)
  • February27 (7.3%)
  • March17 (4.6%)
  • April28 (7.6%)
  • May25 (6.8%)
  • June31 (8.4%)
  • July33 (8.9%)
  • August31 (8.4%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October31 (8.4%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December36 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (73%)
  • Wet or damp91 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph114 (31%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph34 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph119 (32%)
  • 70 mph73 (20%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (22%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (13%)
  • 21 to 2565 (12%)
  • 26 to 35103 (19%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5576 (14%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.5%)
  • Over 7520 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (75%)
  • Passenger118 (22%)
  • Pedestrian20 (3.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (72%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 128th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2016

Histon & Impington, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GS area and Swavesey, South Cambridgeshire, CB24 4AE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2016, with 12 collisions each.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2016: 49, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14498124
2ndA1303223205
3rdA1307224013
4thM11213402
5thA505203315
6thA10193311
7thA1198193517
8thA428111503
9thB104991103
10thB105081423
11thA117900
12thA130171200
13thA6037900
14thB10464600
15thB10524502
16thA13092200
17thB10472201
18thB10401200
19thB10431300
20thB11021100

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2016

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2016: 12.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2016

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2016: 94.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years