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Girton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Girton, South Cambridgeshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 370 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 64 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
309
1,523rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
370
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
64
64 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Girton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious6421%
  • Slight23977%

What the data shows

  • Girton had 29 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 56 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Girton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 22 children under 16 were killed or injured in Girton, 6.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Girton.

Where Girton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,523rd
Most casualties
1,594th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,515th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (17%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (17%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph137 (44%)
  • 40 mph138 (45%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph26 (8.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Cyclist128 (35%)
  • Car occupant115 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (20%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Girton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Girton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Girton peaked at 19 in 1990; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202400
202344
202211
202111
202044
201911
201856
201744
201655
201522
201444
201333
201244
201166
201079
200956
200888
200777
20061011
20051012
20041018
2003910
200235
20011220
200067
199946
199844
199788
199655
1995910
199478
19931112
19921013
19911112
19901924
198966
1988816
198766
1986810
19851517
19841316
198355
198267
198167
1980710
197966

Map of recent crashes in Girton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Girton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Girton

The 24 most recent collisions in Girton happened between 19 January 2017 and 14 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Girton

The A1307 has the most collisions in Girton, 156 of 309 (50%), followed by the A14 (24).

Collisions in Girton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1307156182335
2ndA14244123
3rdA454401
4thA6044400

Council areas covering Girton

Collisions in Girton were recorded in 2 council areas. South Cambridgeshire has 283 of 309 (92%).

Collisions in Girton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Cambridgeshire283338658
2ndCambridge263206

Postcode district for Girton

All 309 collisions in Girton were in the CB3 postcode district.