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Heathfield (South Cambridgeshire) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in Heathfield, South Cambridgeshire, from 1981 to 2025, and 177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 22 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1981
113
2,656th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
177
1.57 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
22
27 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Heathfield

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal32.7%
  • Serious2219%
  • Slight8878%

What the data shows

  • Heathfield had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Heathfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 10 children under 16 were killed or injured in Heathfield, 5.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Heathfield.

Where Heathfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,656th
Most casualties
2,443rd
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,653rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (14%)
  • Tuesday12 (11%)
  • Wednesday13 (12%)
  • Thursday13 (12%)
  • Friday17 (15%)
  • Saturday14 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (25%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway77 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 40 mph29 (26%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph46 (41%)
  • 70 mph30 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant142 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (9%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Pedestrian2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Heathfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Heathfield, 1981 to 2025

Collisions in Heathfield peaked at 6 in 2014; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202438
202311
2022310
202122
202024
201900
201800
201725
201600
201534
201469
201312
201235
201111
201057
200900
200834
200722
200625
200544
200444
200311
200235
200134
200047
199900
199868
199768
199657
199546
199434
199311
199223
199134
199036
198911
198824
1987310
198611
198536
198424
198333
198211
198133

Map of recent crashes in Heathfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Heathfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Heathfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Heathfield happened between 20 February 2014 and 28 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Heathfield

The A505 has the most collisions in Heathfield, 83 of 113 (73%), followed by the M11 (28).

Collisions in Heathfield on each road, 1981 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50583136115
2ndM11283926

Council area for Heathfield

Heathfield is in South Cambridgeshire, where police recorded 23,384 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Heathfield accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Heathfield

All 113 collisions in Heathfield were in the CB22 postcode district.