Crap Towns / Cambridge / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Cambridge?
There were 4.0 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Cambridge from 2021 to 2025, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 3.5, down from 4.5 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | – | 4.0 |
| Histon and Impington | 5.5 km | 3.9 |
| Waterbeach | 8.3 km | 3.0 |
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 6.0 km | 2.3 |
| Newmarket | 19.2 km | 2.2 |
| Sawston | 9.3 km | 1.4 |
| Cottenham | 9.0 km | 1.3 |
| Cambourne | 14.2 km | 1.1 |
| Burwell | 15.4 km | 1.0 |
| Soham | 20.0 km | 0.9 |
| Longstanton and Northstowe | 9.9 km | 0.8 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |