Home / All areas / East Cambridgeshire
Road collisions in East Cambridgeshire
Police recorded 642 road collisions involving injury in East Cambridgeshire between 2021 and 2025, about 128 a year. 28 of them were fatal, and an estimated 171 involved serious injury once DfT's severity adjustment is applied. These are reported injury collisions only: damage-only incidents and unreported injuries are not included.
Check your own street
Want to see collisions near a particular address in East Cambridgeshire? Search by postcode
When collisions happen
The busiest hour was 4pm to 5pm, and 33% of collisions happened between 3pm and 7pm (higher than the 32% across Great Britain). Tuesday had the most collisions, and 24% happened at weekends.
Trend over time
Reported collisions went from 113 in 2021 to 112 in 2025, a very small change. Counts are affected by traffic levels, population and changes in how police record injuries, so East Cambridgeshire should not be ranked against other areas on these numbers alone.
Who is affected
Across East Cambridgeshire, 937 people were injured or killed in these collisions. Pedestrians were 6% of casualties (14% across Great Britain), pedal cyclists 7% (12%) and motorcyclists 9% (12%). Car and taxi occupants made up 70%. 4 of the pedestrians were killed.
Children aged 0 to 15 were 6% of casualties, lower than the 9% national share. People aged 16 to 25 were 23% (21% nationally), and people over 65 were 9% (10% nationally).
| Road user | Casualties | Share in East Cambridgeshire | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 60 | 6.4% | 14.5% |
| Pedal cyclists | 69 | 7.4% | 11.9% |
| Motorcyclists | 86 | 9.2% | 12.4% |
| Car and taxi occupants | 655 | 69.9% | 54.4% |
| Bus and minibus occupants | 0 | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Van and goods vehicle occupants | 62 | 6.6% | 3.5% |
| Other road users | 5 | 0.5% | 1.6% |
Casualties by age
| Age | Casualties | Share in East Cambridgeshire | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 10 | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| 6 to 10 | 19 | 2.1% | 2.6% |
| 11 to 15 | 27 | 2.9% | 4.8% |
| 16 to 20 | 101 | 10.9% | 10.6% |
| 21 to 25 | 112 | 12.1% | 11.0% |
| 26 to 35 | 170 | 18.4% | 20.8% |
| 36 to 45 | 160 | 17.3% | 15.8% |
| 46 to 55 | 144 | 15.6% | 12.8% |
| 56 to 65 | 96 | 10.4% | 10.1% |
| 66 to 75 | 43 | 4.6% | 5.3% |
| Over 75 | 44 | 4.8% | 4.5% |
Vehicles involved
8.9% of collisions involved a pedestrian casualty (17.7% nationally), 10.7% a cyclist (15.0%) and 13.1% a motorcyclist (15.3%). 7.3% involved a goods vehicle (3.9% nationally) and 22.4% involved a driver aged 17 to 24 (21.1%). No collisions involving an e-scooter were recorded.
| Vehicle | Vehicles | Share in East Cambridgeshire | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars and taxis | 894 | 72.9% | 69.7% |
| Vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) | 92 | 7.5% | 6.4% |
| Heavy goods vehicles | 57 | 4.6% | 2.3% |
| Motorcycles | 88 | 7.2% | 9.3% |
| Pedal cycles | 69 | 5.6% | 8.7% |
| Buses and minibuses | 4 | 0.3% | 1.8% |
| Other vehicles | 22 | 1.8% | 1.8% |
Collision hotspots in East Cambridgeshire
These are the 100 metre squares with the most reported collisions in 2021 to 2025. Location is the average position of the collisions in each square, so treat it as approximate.
| # | Where | Junction type | Collisions | Fatal | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A1303 | Crossroads | 11 | 0 | View on map |
| 2 | Northfield Road (A142) | Crossroads | 8 | 1 | View on map |
| 3 | Back Hill | T or staggered junction | 6 | 0 | View on map |
| 4 | A10 | Not at a junction | 6 | 0 | View on map |
| 5 | Ely Road (A10) | T or staggered junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 6 | Witchford Road (A10) | Roundabout | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 7 | Mildenhall Road (B1102) | Crossroads | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 8 | Ely Road (A142) | T or staggered junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 9 | Fore Hill | T or staggered junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 10 | A142 | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 11 | Fordham Road (A142) | Roundabout | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 12 | Hall Farm (B1061) | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 13 | Ely Road (A142) | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 14 | Ely Road (A142) | Roundabout | 4 | 0 | View on map |
Roads and streets with the most collisions
Each collision is matched to the nearest named road. Long roads and busy town centres collect the most, so this list shows where collisions are recorded, not which streets are riskiest.
| Road or street | Collisions | Fatal | Serious (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Road | 44 | 1 | 16 |
| Cambridge Road | 24 | 1 | 8 |
| High Street | 23 | 0 | 7 |
| Witchford Road | 14 | 1 | 6 |
| Lynn Road | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| Fordham Road | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| Mildenhall Road | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| Newmarket Road | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Prickwillow Road | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Station Road | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| Soham Road | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| Wisbech Road | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Queen Adelaide Way | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Ireton's Way | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Twenty Pence Road | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Numbered roads with the most collisions
33% of collisions happened on roads with a 30 mph limit or lower (69% nationally), and 55% on roads with a 60 or 70 mph limit (18% nationally). 43% were at or within 20 metres of a junction or roundabout, lower than the national 54%.
| Road | Collisions | Fatal | Serious (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A142 | 95 | 8 | 21 |
| A10 | 81 | 3 | 29 |
| A14 | 40 | 4 | 11 |
| B1102 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| A1123 | 27 | 2 | 8 |
| A1303 | 21 | 1 | 6 |
| A1421 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| A1101 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| B1381 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| B1061 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| B1382 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| A11 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| B1104 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| B1063 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| B1049 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Only numbered roads are listed here. Named streets are in the table above.
Conditions
28% of collisions in East Cambridgeshire happened in darkness, close to the 28% across Great Britain. 10% happened on roads classed as urban, lower than the national 67%.
Type of road
| Type of road | Collisions | Share in East Cambridgeshire | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorway | 0 | 0.0% | 3.0% |
| A(M) road | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| A road | 297 | 46.3% | 44.0% |
| B road | 101 | 15.7% | 12.5% |
| C road | 0 | 0.0% | 4.4% |
| Unclassified road | 244 | 38.0% | 35.9% |
Speed limit
| Speed limit | Collisions | Share in East Cambridgeshire | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 mph | 25 | 3.9% | 17.1% |
| 30 mph | 190 | 29.6% | 52.0% |
| 40 mph | 42 | 6.5% | 8.7% |
| 50 mph | 30 | 4.7% | 4.4% |
| 60 mph | 301 | 46.9% | 12.2% |
| 70 mph | 54 | 8.4% | 5.5% |
Junctions
| Junctions | Collisions | Share in East Cambridgeshire | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not at a junction | 367 | 57.3% | 45.9% |
| T or staggered junction | 151 | 23.6% | 28.5% |
| Crossroads | 52 | 8.1% | 9.5% |
| Junction with more than four arms | 2 | 0.3% | 1.6% |
| Private drive or entrance | 3 | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| Other junction | 25 | 3.9% | 6.1% |
| Roundabout | 40 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Light conditions
| Light conditions | Collisions | Share in East Cambridgeshire | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 460 | 71.7% | 71.7% |
| Darkness, street lights lit | 59 | 9.2% | 20.6% |
| Darkness, street lights unlit | 1 | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Darkness, no street lighting | 106 | 16.5% | 5.3% |
| Darkness, lighting unknown | 16 | 2.5% | 1.7% |
Urban or rural
| Urban or rural | Collisions | Share in East Cambridgeshire | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | 62 | 9.7% | 67.2% |
| Rural | 580 | 90.3% | 32.8% |
About these figures
Only collisions involving injury that were reported to the police are counted. The figures are not adjusted for traffic volume or population, so they should not be used to rank areas against each other. Serious and slight splits use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment. Full explanation.