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CB6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,851 road traffic collisions in the CB6 postcode district, East Cambridgeshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 145 were fatal and 927 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (49).

Collisions since 1979
3,851
945th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,433
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
145
157 people killed
Serious collisions
927
1,187 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
63
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CB6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1453.8%
  • Serious92724%
  • Slight2,77972%

What the data shows

  • CB6 had 556 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 807 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in CB6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 498 children under 16 were killed or injured in CB6, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in CB6.

Where CB6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
945th
Most casualties
859th
Most fatal collisions
78th
Most serious collisions
505th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday570 (15%)
  • Tuesday532 (14%)
  • Wednesday552 (14%)
  • Thursday595 (15%)
  • Friday608 (16%)
  • Saturday531 (14%)
  • Sunday463 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,678 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting637 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit379 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit100 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown57 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,572 (93%)
  • Roundabout222 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph983 (26%)
  • 40 mph224 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph47 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph2,583 (67%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,827 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds424 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds145 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist95 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds95 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other148 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded85 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,863 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist550 (10%)
  • Cyclist335 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian270 (5%)
  • Van occupant196 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)111 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CB6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CB6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CB6 peaked at 122 in 2000; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254363
20244966
20236392
20224770
20213948
20205683
20195584
20185777
201778123
201669103
20156187
20146684
201387119
201260101
201176105
201076106
200990131
200894126
200783104
2006114174
2005109166
2004118161
2003109163
2002120157
2001110154
2000122194
199999152
199889115
199791119
1996114161
199588136
199495132
199393136
199281106
199187109
1990106155
198975112
198889119
198790130
198698134
19857592
198499135
198392119
19825470
19816092
19805673
19796995

Map of recent crashes in CB6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CB6

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 CB6

The 24 most recent collisions in CB6 happened between 10 May and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CB6

The A10 has the most collisions in CB6, 944 of 3,851 (25%), followed by the A142 (593).

Collisions in CB6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA109441,44743223
2ndA14259392838157
3rdA112341957316112
4thB1381191255342
5thB1411190247642
6thA1421132169436
7thA1101124182427
8thB1049121168526
9thB13826700

Council areas covering CB6

Collisions in CB6 were recorded in 6 council areas. East Cambridgeshire has 3,774 of 3,851 (98%).

Collisions in CB6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Cambridgeshire3,7745,320142913
2ndFenland233316
3rdKing's Lynn and West Norfolk223613
4thSouth Cambridgeshire212913
5thHuntingdonshire71001
6thCambridge3301

Towns in CB6

Collisions in CB6 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Ely (366) and Littleport (299).