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CB25 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,440 road traffic collisions in the CB25 postcode district, South Cambridgeshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,551 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 86 were fatal and 603 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,440
1,547th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,551
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
86
104 people killed
Serious collisions
603
745 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
43
Up 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CB25

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal863.5%
  • Serious60325%
  • Slight1,75172%

What the data shows

  • CB25 had 323 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 441 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in CB25 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 231 children under 16 were killed or injured in CB25, 6.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in CB25.

Where CB25 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,547th
Most casualties
1,468th
Most fatal collisions
429th
Most serious collisions
1,202nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday306 (13%)
  • Tuesday351 (14%)
  • Wednesday351 (14%)
  • Thursday394 (16%)
  • Friday401 (16%)
  • Saturday363 (15%)
  • Sunday274 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,737 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting384 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit51 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,930 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway352 (14%)
  • Roundabout114 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph529 (22%)
  • 40 mph114 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph71 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph1,407 (58%)
  • 70 mph312 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,894 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds245 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds76 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist38 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Other75 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded49 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,476 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist425 (12%)
  • Cyclist200 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant141 (4%)
  • Pedestrian126 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)115 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CB25 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CB25, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CB25 peaked at 93 in 1996; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253043
20243040
20232539
20224874
20212538
20203139
20193443
20183040
20173752
20163344
20152333
20143856
20133748
20124459
20114464
20104162
20094661
20084964
20076094
20065976
20056587
20047097
20036894
200288132
200189151
200079117
199969118
199872125
199765101
199693131
199569103
199464100
19936499
199264104
19915984
199080108
19896499
19886392
19875264
19865983
19854975
19844556
19834565
19822430
19814569
19804464
19792834

Map of recent crashes in CB25

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CB25

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CB25

The 24 most recent collisions in CB25 happened between 18 March and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CB25

The A10 has the most collisions in CB25, 622 of 2,440 (25%), followed by the A1303 (468).

Collisions in CB25 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA106221,01834161
2ndA13034687131799
3rdB11023975529107
4thA142023121343
5thA45100142530
6thB1103396417
7thA1123131903
8thB10477712
9thA13073400
10thB10523402

Council areas covering CB25

Collisions in CB25 were recorded in 4 council areas. South Cambridgeshire has 1,528 of 2,440 (63%).

Collisions in CB25 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Cambridgeshire1,5282,23859358
2ndEast Cambridgeshire8891,28326239
3rdCambridge161804
4thWest Suffolk51011

Towns in CB25

Collisions in CB25 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Waterbeach (253) and Burwell (184).