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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2018, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2017 (346), and casualties fell from 489.

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

Collisions in 2018
336
Down 3% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
467
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
24% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2018

2.7% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2018 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious7924%
  • Slight24874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious8919%
  • Slight36979%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 336, down 3% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 336
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (18%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (18%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (9.2%)
  • Sunday27 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (10%)
  • February19 (5.7%)
  • March21 (6.3%)
  • April24 (7.1%)
  • May25 (7.4%)
  • June46 (14%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August28 (8.3%)
  • September20 (6%)
  • October26 (7.7%)
  • November39 (12%)
  • December17 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (76%)
  • Wet or damp78 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph107 (32%)
  • 40 mph38 (11%)
  • 50 mph27 (8%)
  • 60 mph101 (30%)
  • 70 mph58 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (24%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (67%)
  • Cyclist47 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.8%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2039 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2548 (10%)
  • 26 to 3597 (21%)
  • 36 to 4577 (16%)
  • 46 to 5579 (17%)
  • 56 to 6548 (10%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (76%)
  • Passenger90 (19%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown20 (3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Cambridgeshire ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 124th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2018

Bar Hill, South Cambridgeshire, CB23 8EU area, Harston & Comberton, South Cambridgeshire, CB23 7AT area and Histon & Impington, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GS area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2018, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2018: 42, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14426313
2ndA10223317
3rdA505203217
4thM11193012
5thA1307152624
6thA1198131816
7thA428132202
8thA11111611
9thB104691201
10thA60381003
11thA130371003
12thB10505501
13thA130141103
14thB10494600
15thA13093400
16thB10523301
17thA13042300
18thB13682301
19thA6021100
20thB10421100

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2018

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2018: 8.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2018

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2018: 89.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2018, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years