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South Cambridgeshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2025, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2024 (271), and casualties rose from 393.

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

Collisions in 2025
269
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
419
Up 7% on 2024
Fatal collisions
9
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
32% of collisions

Crash severity in South Cambridgeshire in 2025

3.3% of collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.1% and 23% in South Cambridgeshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious8532%
  • Slight17565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious10726%
  • Slight30272%

South Cambridgeshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Cambridgeshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 713 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 269, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (17%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday48 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.6%)
  • February16 (5.9%)
  • March28 (10%)
  • April23 (8.6%)
  • May17 (6.3%)
  • June19 (7.1%)
  • July24 (8.9%)
  • August24 (8.9%)
  • September26 (9.7%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November25 (9.3%)
  • December15 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (74%)
  • Wet or damp62 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph60 (22%)
  • 40 mph31 (12%)
  • 50 mph36 (13%)
  • 60 mph66 (25%)
  • 70 mph60 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (26%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Pedestrian12 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2034 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2544 (11%)
  • 26 to 3582 (20%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (12%)
  • 66 to 7530 (7.2%)
  • Over 7525 (6%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (73%)
  • Passenger103 (25%)
  • Pedestrian12 (2.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (66%)
  • Motorcycle49 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Cambridgeshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Cambridgeshire had the 133rd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in South Cambridgeshire in 2025

Histon & Impington, South Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GS area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Cambridgeshire in 2025, with 14 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Cambridgeshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A14 had the most collisions in South Cambridgeshire in 2025: 28, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Cambridgeshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA14284516
2ndA10243836
3rdA1307202615
4thA505193318
5thM11173115
6thA1303131706
7thA11112100
8thB104991301
9thA42881401
10thA60381001
11thA13017701
12thB105062701
13thA11985802
14thB10523601
15thB13683602
16thB10402202
17thB10422201
18thB10462301
19thA13041100
20thA13091110

Towns in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2025

Cambridge, Cambridge had the most collisions of any town in South Cambridgeshire in 2025: 9.

Postcode districts in South Cambridgeshire: crashes in 2025

CB22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Cambridgeshire in 2025: 46.

Latest crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in South Cambridgeshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

South Cambridgeshire road accidents in other years