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Ely road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,109 road traffic collisions in Ely, East Cambridgeshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 179 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, up from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,109
704th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,309
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
8 people killed
Serious collisions
179
197 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ely

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious17916%
  • Slight92383%

What the data shows

  • Ely had 174 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 223 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Ely were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 171 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ely, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Ely.

Where Ely ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
704th
Most casualties
732nd
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
753rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (12%)
  • Tuesday161 (15%)
  • Wednesday175 (16%)
  • Thursday214 (19%)
  • Friday166 (15%)
  • Saturday166 (15%)
  • Sunday93 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight841 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit230 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway960 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout67 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph941 (85%)
  • 40 mph60 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph79 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds866 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded36 (3.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant568 (43%)
  • Cyclist300 (23%)
  • Pedestrian229 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (12%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ely road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ely, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ely peaked at 36 in 2004; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251313
20241010
20231722
20221414
20211720
20201519
20191819
20182327
20172224
20162526
20151315
20141818
20132024
20122837
20112728
20102629
20092426
20082533
20072123
20062127
20053237
20043644
20033644
20022844
20013142
20003438
19992732
19982938
19971720
19962836
19952024
19942123
19932327
19922227
19912429
19903237
19891618
19883342
19873134
19863034
19852729
19842630
19831517
19822122
19812837
19802222
19792328

Map of recent crashes in Ely

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ely

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ely

The 24 most recent collisions in Ely happened between 10 December 2023 and 16 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ely

The A10 has the most collisions in Ely, 121 of 1,109 (11%), followed by the A142 (96).

Collisions in Ely on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10121141127
2ndA14296118014
3rdB13827690013
4thB14115771110

Council area for Ely

Ely is in East Cambridgeshire, where police recorded 10,434 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ely accounts for 11% of them.

Postcode districts in Ely

Collisions in Ely were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CB7 (743) and CB6 (366).