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CB5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,687 road traffic collisions in the CB5 postcode district, Cambridge, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 513 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 40 collisions, up 29% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1979
2,687
1,434th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,267
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
25 people killed
Serious collisions
513
552 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
40
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
57
Up 54% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CB5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal230.9%
  • Serious51319%
  • Slight2,15180%

What the data shows

  • CB5 had 300 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 481 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in CB5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 305 children under 16 were killed or injured in CB5, 9.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in CB5.

Where CB5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,434th
Most casualties
1,567th
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
1,450th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday392 (15%)
  • Tuesday411 (15%)
  • Wednesday412 (15%)
  • Thursday414 (15%)
  • Friday467 (17%)
  • Saturday355 (13%)
  • Sunday236 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,015 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit550 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,653 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway614 (23%)
  • Roundabout367 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded28 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph43 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph2,180 (81%)
  • 40 mph144 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph161 (6%)
  • 70 mph147 (5.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,138 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds289 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds65 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other80 (3%)
  • Not recorded53 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,316 (40%)
  • Cyclist960 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist534 (16%)
  • Pedestrian278 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant56 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CB5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CB5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CB5 peaked at 103 in 1990; 2025 had 40.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254057
20243137
20232124
20222127
20213343
20202833
20193035
20182936
20172932
20163853
20154149
20143945
20133548
20124248
20112934
20105567
20095976
20085571
20076273
20066483
20056885
20046073
20034658
20026275
20017094
20006478
19996073
199889106
199779107
19967182
19957181
199499115
199374102
19927083
199195111
1990103131
198988114
19887685
19877078
19868694
19858798
19847083
19836373
19823436
19816069
19805773
19793439

Map of recent crashes in CB5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CB5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CB5

The 24 most recent collisions in CB5 happened between 3 July and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CB5

The A1134 has the most collisions in CB5, 1,111 of 2,687 (41%), followed by the A1303 (385).

Collisions in CB5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11341,1111,3213181
2ndA1303385502690
3rdB1047265333446
4thA1497149417
5thA456180121
6thA603151603
7thA13075500
8thA13093400

Council areas covering CB5

Collisions in CB5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cambridge has 2,197 of 2,687 (82%).

Collisions in CB5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCambridge2,1972,58212413
2ndSouth Cambridgeshire4866791098

Town in CB5

Of the 2,687 collisions in CB5, 2,239 (83%) were in Cambridge, Cambridge.