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CB2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,268 road traffic collisions in the CB2 postcode district, Cambridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,034 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 850 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 50 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (56).

Collisions since 1979
5,268
495th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,034
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
25 people killed
Serious collisions
850
897 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
50
Down 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
61
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CB2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal250.5%
  • Serious85016%
  • Slight4,39383%

What the data shows

  • CB2 had 675 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 1,030 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in CB2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 312 children under 16 were killed or injured in CB2, 5.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in CB2.

Where CB2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
495th
Most casualties
691st
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
632nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday746 (14%)
  • Tuesday881 (17%)
  • Wednesday840 (16%)
  • Thursday861 (16%)
  • Friday954 (18%)
  • Saturday649 (12%)
  • Sunday337 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,970 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,105 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown104 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,872 (74%)
  • Roundabout524 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road509 (9.7%)
  • Dual carriageway315 (6%)
  • Not recorded48 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph210 (4%)
  • 30 mph4,237 (80%)
  • 40 mph476 (9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph182 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph153 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,183 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds581 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds107 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other162 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded153 (2.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Cyclist2,547 (42%)
  • Car occupant1,584 (26%)
  • Pedestrian903 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist758 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant53 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CB2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CB2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CB2 peaked at 175 in 1990; 2025 had 50.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 50
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255061
20245666
20235260
20226075
20215867
20205155
20199398
20187586
20178397
201697104
20158592
2014113127
20138593
20129296
20118893
2010121138
2009110130
2008111133
2007117136
2006108120
2005111118
2004137153
2003123138
2002130148
2001111127
2000159183
1999137154
1998123144
1997152185
1996137160
1995138159
1994152166
1993148181
1992143160
1991164190
1990175197
1989138161
1988143162
1987135150
1986141170
1985151179
1984163188
1983129145
198290103
198187101
198084105
19796280

Map of recent crashes in CB2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CB2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CB2

The 24 most recent collisions in CB2 happened between 30 June and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CB2

The A1307 has the most collisions in CB2, 1,209 of 5,268 (23%), followed by the A1134 (695).

Collisions in CB2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13071,2091,3862180
2ndA11346958063144
3rdA1309514636684
4thA603413438456
5thA10138170016
6thM11131205224
7thA130181101010
8thA604374928
9thA13037700

Council areas covering CB2

Collisions in CB2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cambridge has 5,124 of 5,268 (97%).

Collisions in CB2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCambridge5,1245,82823823
2ndSouth Cambridgeshire139201225

Town in CB2

Of the 5,268 collisions in CB2, 4,657 (88%) were in Cambridge, Cambridge.