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Cambridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 21,773 road traffic collisions in Cambridge from 1979 to 2025, and 24,742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 106 were fatal and 3,842 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 217 collisions, level with 2024 (216).

Collisions since 1979
21,773
62nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
24,742
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
106
111 people killed
Serious collisions
3,842
4,020 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
217
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
247
Up 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Cambridge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1060.5%
  • Serious3,84218%
  • Slight17,82582%

What the data shows

  • Cambridge had 2,722 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 3,937 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Cambridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,092 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cambridge, 8.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Cambridge.

Where Cambridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
62nd
Most casualties
68th
Most fatal collisions
109th
Most serious collisions
55th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,224 (15%)
  • Tuesday3,515 (16%)
  • Wednesday3,498 (16%)
  • Thursday3,550 (16%)
  • Friday3,793 (17%)
  • Saturday2,596 (12%)
  • Sunday1,597 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight15,800 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,286 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown450 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit133 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting101 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,877 (78%)
  • Roundabout2,508 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway1,308 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road830 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded250 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph16 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph770 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph19,552 (90%)
  • 40 mph1,001 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph261 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph154 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17,272 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,398 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds428 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds260 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist113 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds70 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (0.1%)
  • Other633 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded583 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Cyclist10,715 (43%)
  • Car occupant6,311 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist3,729 (15%)
  • Pedestrian3,046 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant287 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant247 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant170 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant65 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant38 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded70 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cambridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cambridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cambridge peaked at 798 in 1990; 2025 had 217.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 217
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025217247
2024216245
2023237264
2022266305
2021249279
2020207230
2019328365
2018303345
2017326360
2016373411
2015346372
2014380423
2013339370
2012369402
2011377416
2010396443
2009439501
2008411470
2007405471
2006475558
2005459539
2004525594
2003463529
2002503570
2001505594
2000571649
1999540612
1998609688
1997586706
1996571648
1995615694
1994609680
1993600691
1992616685
1991675776
1990798889
1989582675
1988611699
1987619696
1986683756
1985636748
1984666755
1983603692
1982377430
1981395438
1980408491
1979289341

Map of recent crashes in Cambridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cambridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cambridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Cambridge happened between 2 December and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cambridge

The A1134 has the most collisions in Cambridge, 4,388 of 21,773 (20%), followed by the A1307 (1,727).

Collisions in Cambridge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11344,3885,04022757
2ndA13071,7271,9785281
3rdA6031,6471,85410249
4thA13031,2471,4729247
5thA13099741,1755168
6thB1049431495179
7thA130187110112
8thB10478495120
9thA1474121111
10thA6046687316
11thA10616908
12thA45324747
13thA130451300

Council areas covering Cambridge

Collisions in Cambridge were recorded in 5 council areas. Cambridge has 21,257 of 21,773 (98%).

Collisions in Cambridge by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCambridge21,25724,046963,750
2ndSouth Cambridgeshire497672988
3rdEast Cambridgeshire91112
4thPeterborough6902
5thHuntingdonshire4400

Postcode districts in Cambridge

Collisions in Cambridge were recorded in 7 postcode districts, led by CB1 (7,860) and CB4 (4,953).