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

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Linton, South Cambridgeshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
203
1,935th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
240
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
37
40 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Linton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3718%
  • Slight16380%

What the data shows

  • Linton had 20 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 37 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Linton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 30 children under 16 were killed or injured in Linton, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Linton.

Where Linton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,935th
Most casualties
2,050th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,072nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (19%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (11%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday34 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph150 (74%)
  • 40 mph39 (19%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant107 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (20%)
  • Pedestrian44 (18%)
  • Cyclist26 (11%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Linton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Linton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Linton peaked at 11 in 1990; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202422
202300
202200
202123
202012
201911
201856
201745
201622
201522
201447
201333
201255
201133
201011
200922
200869
2007810
200633
200555
200466
200357
200256
200147
2000812
199922
199877
1997810
199689
199534
199423
199377
199266
199122
19901113
198967
198855
198722
198655
198534
1984910
198389
198222
198188
198079
197922

Map of recent crashes in Linton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Linton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Linton

The 24 most recent collisions in Linton happened between 14 November 2014 and 10 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Linton

The B1052 has the most collisions in Linton, 85 of 203 (42%), followed by the A1307 (35).

Collisions in Linton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB10528590015
2ndA1307355218
3rdA604222713

Council areas covering Linton

Collisions in Linton were recorded in 2 council areas. South Cambridgeshire has 194 of 203 (96%).

Collisions in Linton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Cambridgeshire194229335
2ndCambridge91102

Postcode district for Linton

All 203 collisions in Linton were in the CB21 postcode district.