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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2024, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2023 (298), and casualties fell from 425.

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

Collisions in 2024
271
Down 9% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
393
Down 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
9
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2024

3.3% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2024 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious6022%
  • Slight20275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious6918%
  • Slight31580%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 271, down 9% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 271
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (20%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (15%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (5.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.6%)
  • February12 (4.4%)
  • March19 (7%)
  • April24 (8.9%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June21 (7.7%)
  • July22 (8.1%)
  • August23 (8.5%)
  • September20 (7.4%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December21 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight200 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (69%)
  • Wet or damp61 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph71 (26%)
  • 40 mph31 (11%)
  • 50 mph38 (14%)
  • 60 mph77 (28%)
  • 70 mph47 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (22%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (6.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (67%)
  • Cyclist39 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2035 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2532 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3588 (22%)
  • 36 to 4567 (17%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (12%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.6%)
  • Over 7523 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (77%)
  • Passenger81 (21%)
  • Pedestrian9 (2.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 130th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2024

Whittlesford, South Cambridgeshire, CB22 4QT area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2024, with 12 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2024: 26, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14263105
2ndM11255704
3rdA10213008
4thA1198162611
5thA1307162923
6thA505151913
7thA1303101213
8thA42891412
9thB104991005
10thA13017921
11thA116800
12thA6035601
13thA13044500
14thB10504400
15thB10463401
16thB10523300
17thB10391100
18thB10401101
19thB10421200
20thB10471100

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2024

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2024: 6.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2024

CB23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2024: 54.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2024, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years