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Great Shelford and Stapleford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in Great Shelford and Stapleford, South Cambridgeshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 104 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
463
1,216th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
577
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
104
105 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Great Shelford and Stapleford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious10422%
  • Slight35677%

What the data shows

  • Great Shelford and Stapleford had 48 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 84 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Great Shelford and Stapleford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 66 children under 16 were killed or injured in Great Shelford and Stapleford, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Great Shelford and Stapleford.

Where Great Shelford and Stapleford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,216th
Most casualties
1,229th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,117th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday97 (21%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph386 (83%)
  • 40 mph59 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph14 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds375 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant267 (46%)
  • Cyclist145 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (16%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Great Shelford and Stapleford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Great Shelford and Stapleford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Great Shelford and Stapleford peaked at 20 in 2004; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
202444
202346
202255
202136
202000
201944
201856
2017914
201668
201555
2014812
201367
201256
20111314
201066
2009911
20081315
20071114
2006810
20051724
20042028
20031115
2002910
20011115
20001722
19991420
1998913
19972023
19961113
19951619
19941418
199355
19921114
19911421
19901721
19891114
19881516
19871220
198688
19851113
19841314
19831617
198234
198199
19801012
197977

Map of recent crashes in Great Shelford and Stapleford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Great Shelford and Stapleford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Great Shelford and Stapleford

The 24 most recent collisions in Great Shelford and Stapleford happened between 26 May 2021 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Great Shelford and Stapleford

The A1301 has the most collisions in Great Shelford and Stapleford, 273 of 463 (59%), followed by the A130 (6).

Collisions in Great Shelford and Stapleford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1301273351255
2ndA1306603

Council areas covering Great Shelford and Stapleford

Collisions in Great Shelford and Stapleford were recorded in 2 council areas. South Cambridgeshire has 456 of 463 (98%).

Collisions in Great Shelford and Stapleford by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Cambridgeshire4565703101
2ndCambridge7703

Postcode district for Great Shelford and Stapleford

All 463 collisions in Great Shelford and Stapleford were in the CB22 postcode district.