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CB7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,406 road traffic collisions in the CB7 postcode district, East Cambridgeshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 96 were fatal and 745 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 40 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (44).

Collisions since 1979
3,406
1,128th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,742
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
96
111 people killed
Serious collisions
745
915 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
40
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Down 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CB7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal962.8%
  • Serious74522%
  • Slight2,56575%

What the data shows

  • CB7 had 498 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 696 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in CB7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 452 children under 16 were killed or injured in CB7, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in CB7.

Where CB7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,128th
Most casualties
1,071st
Most fatal collisions
312th
Most serious collisions
856th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday467 (14%)
  • Tuesday501 (15%)
  • Wednesday497 (15%)
  • Thursday532 (16%)
  • Friday530 (16%)
  • Saturday498 (15%)
  • Sunday381 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,368 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting466 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit440 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit68 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown63 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,105 (91%)
  • Roundabout184 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,379 (40%)
  • 40 mph259 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph29 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph1,690 (50%)
  • 70 mph16 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,508 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds388 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds118 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist79 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other133 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded91 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,090 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist530 (11%)
  • Cyclist423 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian350 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant148 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)73 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant37 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CB7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CB7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CB7 peaked at 119 in 2003; 2025 had 40.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 40
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254049
20244466
20234258
20225274
20214455
20204661
20194763
20185471
20175780
201672101
20154760
20145062
20135778
20127396
201176108
201080102
200982122
20087294
200781110
200678117
2005117156
200498143
2003119186
2002108167
2001105160
2000103151
199996132
1998117170
199792135
199683111
19957291
19947698
199372105
199279108
19916789
199096140
19895479
19886390
19878098
198681117
19856489
19847191
19835476
19826086
19817289
19805679
19795779

Map of recent crashes in CB7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CB7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CB7

The 24 most recent collisions in CB7 happened between 10 July and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CB7

The A142 has the most collisions in CB7, 917 of 3,406 (27%), followed by the B1382 (236).

Collisions in CB7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1429171,42434203
2ndB1382236322455
3rdA1123222318666
4thA1101161256533
5thB1102161240539
6thA10136180530
7thB11047294121
8thB1085456209
9thA11264338
10thA453810

Council areas covering CB7

Collisions in CB7 were recorded in 3 council areas. East Cambridgeshire has 3,351 of 3,406 (98%).

Collisions in CB7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Cambridgeshire3,3514,65695727
2ndSouth Cambridgeshire4468117
3rdCambridge61201

Towns in CB7

Collisions in CB7 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Ely (743) and Soham (439).