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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2021, and 367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2020 (225), and casualties rose from 333.

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

Collisions in 2021
248
Up 10% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
367
Up 10% on 2020
Fatal collisions
10
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
27% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2021

4% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2021 were fatal and 27% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104%
  • Serious6727%
  • Slight17169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious7621%
  • Slight28177%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 248, up 10% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 248
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (17%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.2%)
  • February19 (7.7%)
  • March12 (4.8%)
  • April20 (8.1%)
  • May14 (5.6%)
  • June21 (8.5%)
  • July21 (8.5%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September16 (6.5%)
  • October32 (13%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (73%)
  • Wet or damp51 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph83 (33%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph22 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph81 (33%)
  • 70 mph37 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (21%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2031 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (20%)
  • 36 to 4559 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (16%)
  • 56 to 6544 (12%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6%)
  • Over 7516 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (76%)
  • Passenger71 (19%)
  • Pedestrian16 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car320 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 131st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2021

Histon & Impington, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GS area and Swavesey, South Cambridgeshire, CB24 4AE area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2021, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A10, A1307 and A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2021, with 19 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10193125
2ndA1307193112
3rdA14192314
4thM11183407
5thA428162503
6thA505123023
7thA119891112
8thA130171102
9thA13036803
10thB10495901
11thA114511
12thB10504702
13thA13042400
14thA6032200
15thB10402300
16thB10462201
17thA13091100
18thB10421100
19thB10471200
20thB13681200

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2021

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2021: 6.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2021

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2021: 47.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2021, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2021.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years