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CB1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,284 road traffic collisions in the CB1 postcode district, Cambridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 9,385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 1,431 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 84 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (73).

Collisions since 1979
8,284
108th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
9,385
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
45
47 people killed
Serious collisions
1,431
1,501 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
84
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
94
Up 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CB1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal450.5%
  • Serious1,43117%
  • Slight6,80882%

What the data shows

  • CB1 had 1,030 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 1,475 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in CB1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 863 children under 16 were killed or injured in CB1, 9.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in CB1.

Where CB1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
108th
Most casualties
176th
Most fatal collisions
1,348th
Most serious collisions
110th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,263 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,323 (16%)
  • Wednesday1,330 (16%)
  • Thursday1,351 (16%)
  • Friday1,405 (17%)
  • Saturday986 (12%)
  • Sunday626 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,853 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,113 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown181 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit69 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,503 (79%)
  • Roundabout1,195 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway336 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road134 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded116 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph332 (4%)
  • 30 mph7,479 (90%)
  • 40 mph168 (2%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph246 (3%)
  • 70 mph41 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,544 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds932 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds160 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds114 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist56 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other241 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded206 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Cyclist4,060 (43%)
  • Car occupant2,395 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist1,437 (15%)
  • Pedestrian1,151 (12%)
  • Van occupant95 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant58 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CB1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CB1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CB1 peaked at 299 in 1990; 2025 had 84.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 84
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258494
20247383
202399115
2022117129
2021100109
20207286
2019109118
2018125136
2017116124
2016135151
2015130141
2014134141
2013123133
2012158173
2011150167
2010132149
2009173186
2008143158
2007150178
2006182223
2005156191
2004206242
2003175195
2002187209
2001196226
2000231265
1999191218
1998218248
1997225272
1996205246
1995225261
1994217242
1993216244
1992235266
1991253287
1990299334
1989214249
1988226257
1987238269
1986299322
1985261289
1984274308
1983229259
1982155184
1981171193
1980156182
1979121133

Map of recent crashes in CB1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CB1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CB1

The 24 most recent collisions in CB1 happened between 12 November and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CB1

The A1134 has the most collisions in CB1, 1,171 of 8,284 (14%), followed by the A603 (1,042).

Collisions in CB1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11341,1711,3077199
2ndA6031,0421,2065150
3rdA1307261310142
4thA1303104159326
5thA14183225
6thA604141707
7thA457701

Council areas covering CB1

Collisions in CB1 were recorded in 3 council areas. Cambridge has 7,951 of 8,284 (96%).

Collisions in CB1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCambridge7,9518,904341,355
2ndSouth Cambridgeshire3284731174
3rdPeterborough3601

Town in CB1

Of the 8,284 collisions in CB1, 7,860 (95%) were in Cambridge, Cambridge.