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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2022, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2021 (248), and casualties rose from 367.

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

Collisions in 2022
263
Up 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
397
Up 8% on 2021
Fatal collisions
14
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2022

5.3% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2022 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal145.3%
  • Serious7830%
  • Slight17165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal174.3%
  • Serious9424%
  • Slight28672%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 263, up 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 263
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (10%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (19%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8%)
  • February21 (8%)
  • March21 (8%)
  • April20 (7.6%)
  • May17 (6.5%)
  • June25 (9.5%)
  • July15 (5.7%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November19 (7.2%)
  • December19 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (71%)
  • Wet or damp59 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph76 (29%)
  • 40 mph31 (12%)
  • 50 mph27 (10%)
  • 60 mph79 (30%)
  • 70 mph43 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (68%)
  • Cyclist42 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2046 (12%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (10%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (74%)
  • Passenger90 (23%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • 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 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 137th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2022

Cambourne, South Cambridgeshire, CB23 3AS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2022, with 10 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2022

The M11 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2022: 27, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11273724
2ndA14193014
3rdA10163016
4thB1049152108
5thA1307132023
6thA505132704
7thA1198121504
8thA428121603
9thA130381523
10thB10465700
11thA114400
12thA13014502
13thA6034410
14thB11024502
15thB10403501
16thB10503411
17thB10422310
18thB10472602
19thB13682302
20thA13041401

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2022

Histon and Impington had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2022: 7.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2022

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2022: 57.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2022, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years