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CB23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,451 road traffic collisions in the CB23 postcode district, South Cambridgeshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 123 were fatal and 954 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, down 27% on 2024 (56).

Collisions since 1979
4,451
724th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,563
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
123
140 people killed
Serious collisions
954
1,195 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Down 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
55
Down 31% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CB23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1232.8%
  • Serious95421%
  • Slight3,37476%

What the data shows

  • CB23 had 640 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 914 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in CB23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 411 children under 16 were killed or injured in CB23, 6.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in CB23.

Where CB23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
724th
Most casualties
573rd
Most fatal collisions
159th
Most serious collisions
456th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday709 (16%)
  • Tuesday647 (15%)
  • Wednesday660 (15%)
  • Thursday674 (15%)
  • Friday749 (17%)
  • Saturday577 (13%)
  • Sunday435 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,261 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting688 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit338 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit97 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown67 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,930 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway1,093 (25%)
  • Roundabout342 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph22 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph609 (14%)
  • 40 mph410 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph81 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph2,273 (51%)
  • 70 mph1,053 (24%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,403 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds466 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds150 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist90 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds69 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.3%)
  • Other136 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded98 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,750 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist666 (10%)
  • Cyclist366 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)202 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant189 (2.9%)
  • Pedestrian174 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant124 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CB23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CB23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CB23 peaked at 164 in 1999; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254155
20245680
20235280
20225780
20214769
20204267
20197899
201889113
201780116
201698132
201585121
20146188
20136790
201297120
201185121
2010112150
200986115
200890118
2007114161
2006117161
2005130198
2004148210
2003132197
2002146222
2001128195
2000120194
1999164252
1998104160
1997124176
1996136186
1995117164
1994106157
1993110180
1992102152
1991102150
1990123180
1989112173
198882126
198799157
198689154
198597146
198490134
198391138
19824876
198165157
198082116
19795077

Map of recent crashes in CB23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CB23

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CB23

The 24 most recent collisions in CB23 happened between 8 July and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CB23

The A14 has the most collisions in CB23, 652 of 4,451 (15%), followed by the A428 (524).

Collisions in CB23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA146521,01416108
2ndA428524774795
3rdA6033815371395
4thA11982984161258
5thA1303259395776
6thB1046250327643
7thA604240441872
8thA452274192253
9thB1050152214021
10thM11150257424
11thB104075104410
12thA130771412
13thA11346812

Council areas covering CB23

Collisions in CB23 were recorded in 3 council areas. South Cambridgeshire has 4,345 of 4,451 (98%).

Collisions in CB23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Cambridgeshire4,3456,408121931
2ndCambridge5586116
3rdHuntingdonshire466415

Towns in CB23

Collisions in CB23 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Papworth Everard (110) and Bar Hill (103).