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CB24 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,591 road traffic collisions in the CB24 postcode district, South Cambridgeshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,898 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 67 were fatal and 773 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (40).

Collisions since 1979
3,591
1,042nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,898
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
67
75 people killed
Serious collisions
773
941 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
70
Up 32% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CB24

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal671.9%
  • Serious77322%
  • Slight2,75177%

What the data shows

  • CB24 had 434 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 733 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in CB24 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 462 children under 16 were killed or injured in CB24, 9.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in CB24.

Where CB24 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,042nd
Most casualties
1,029th
Most fatal collisions
757th
Most serious collisions
792nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday522 (15%)
  • Tuesday558 (16%)
  • Wednesday526 (15%)
  • Thursday584 (16%)
  • Friday622 (17%)
  • Saturday442 (12%)
  • Sunday337 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,550 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit526 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting391 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit63 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,757 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway539 (15%)
  • Roundabout235 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph17 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,357 (38%)
  • 40 mph332 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph72 (2%)
  • 60 mph1,279 (36%)
  • 70 mph533 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,799 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds361 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds105 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds66 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist43 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other118 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded79 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,027 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist688 (14%)
  • Cyclist587 (12%)
  • Pedestrian259 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant129 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)99 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CB24 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CB24, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CB24 peaked at 128 in 1998; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253470
20244053
20234564
20224366
20213755
20203038
20194456
20184154
20175678
20166488
20155673
20145269
20136581
20127490
20116694
20107091
200984109
200888116
200784114
200694123
2005103143
2004119158
200392120
200288127
2001116167
2000108140
199995136
1998128175
1997109149
1996110151
1995109150
199490119
199395127
199287114
1991101147
1990104139
198974101
198887108
19876895
198681100
198585117
198489125
198377101
19825069
19815997
19805478
19794663

Map of recent crashes in CB24

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CB24

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CB24

The 24 most recent collisions in CB24 happened between 14 July and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CB24

The B1049 has the most collisions in CB24, 711 of 3,591 (20%), followed by the A14 (431).

Collisions in CB24 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB104971190616156
2ndA14431693963
3rdA10404584492
4thB10503945911095
5thA60485149619
6thA454157311
7thA1307162622
8thA13094401
9thB10404800
10thA11343301

Council areas covering CB24

Collisions in CB24 were recorded in 4 council areas. South Cambridgeshire has 3,473 of 3,591 (97%).

Collisions in CB24 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Cambridgeshire3,4734,74366756
2ndCambridge77104111
3rdHuntingdonshire314004
4thEast Cambridgeshire8901

Towns in CB24

Collisions in CB24 were recorded in 6 towns, led by Histon and Impington (532) and Cottenham (269).