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Waterbeach road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Waterbeach, South Cambridgeshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 67 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
253
1,720th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
337
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
67
74 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Waterbeach

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal83.2%
  • Serious6726%
  • Slight17870%

What the data shows

  • Waterbeach had 50 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% more than the 40 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 30% of collisions in Waterbeach were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 28 children under 16 were killed or injured in Waterbeach, 8.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Waterbeach.

Where Waterbeach ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,720th
Most casualties
1,696th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,470th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (11%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (19%)
  • Thursday43 (17%)
  • Friday51 (20%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday12 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (91%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph118 (47%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph107 (42%)
  • 70 mph5 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant183 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (15%)
  • Cyclist31 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian30 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Waterbeach road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waterbeach, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Waterbeach peaked at 10 in 2009; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202445
202357
202268
202124
202046
2019710
201857
201733
2016810
201522
201456
201344
201267
201111
201022
20091014
200822
200779
200612
2005912
200444
200389
200278
2001711
2000611
199978
199857
199756
199669
199569
199437
1993810
199267
199177
199059
198969
1988815
198777
198644
1985810
198458
198344
198255
1981611
1980913
197922

Map of recent crashes in Waterbeach

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Waterbeach

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Waterbeach

The 24 most recent collisions in Waterbeach happened between 19 November 2020 and 20 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Waterbeach

Of the 253 collisions in Waterbeach, 122 were on the A10.

Collisions in Waterbeach on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10122185638

Council area for Waterbeach

Waterbeach is in South Cambridgeshire, where police recorded 23,384 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Waterbeach accounts for 1.1% of them.

Postcode district for Waterbeach

All 253 collisions in Waterbeach were in the CB25 postcode district.