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CB3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,301 road traffic collisions in the CB3 postcode district, Cambridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,149 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 669 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 38 collisions, up 15% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
3,301
1,188th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,149
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
41 people killed
Serious collisions
669
739 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
38
Up 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Up 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CB3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411.2%
  • Serious66920%
  • Slight2,59178%

What the data shows

  • CB3 had 395 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 593 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in CB3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 172 children under 16 were killed or injured in CB3, 4.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in CB3.

Where CB3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,188th
Most casualties
1,264th
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
1,024th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday497 (15%)
  • Tuesday548 (17%)
  • Wednesday522 (16%)
  • Thursday534 (16%)
  • Friday546 (17%)
  • Saturday383 (12%)
  • Sunday271 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,443 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit654 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown75 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,362 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway688 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road121 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout111 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph48 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph1,997 (60%)
  • 40 mph405 (12%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph182 (5.5%)
  • 70 mph655 (20%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,650 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds349 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.6%)
  • Other76 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded88 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,735 (42%)
  • Cyclist1,356 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist533 (13%)
  • Pedestrian254 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant99 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)91 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CB3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CB3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CB3 peaked at 129 in 1990; 2025 had 38.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 38
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253852
20243341
20233841
20222732
20213034
20202226
20194258
20185162
20174958
20166593
20155364
20146377
20136178
20125365
20115973
20105977
20094862
20086883
20075877
20067189
200574107
20047896
200381106
20026987
2001110147
200079102
199984108
199891116
199780114
199684105
1995106131
199482103
199382105
199296112
199195112
1990129153
198989108
198882111
198791109
198695113
198596132
1984103122
1983101123
19825769
19816072
19806580
19795464

Map of recent crashes in CB3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CB3

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 CB3

The 24 most recent collisions in CB3 happened between 28 April and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CB3

The A1134 has the most collisions in CB3, 574 of 3,301 (17%), followed by the A1307 (517).

Collisions in CB3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11345746766123
2ndA13075176253123
3rdA1303494594396
4thA14321512939
5thM11257431755
6thA603242284356
7thA454866310
8thA604445928
9thB1049101203
10thA42881100
11thA130941002

Council areas covering CB3

Collisions in CB3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cambridge has 2,236 of 3,301 (68%).

Collisions in CB3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCambridge2,2362,60910468
2ndSouth Cambridgeshire1,0631,53631200

Towns in CB3

Collisions in CB3 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Cambridge, Cambridge (2,008) and Girton (309).