Almost no improvement in road deaths in Cambridgeshire over the past decade
It's despite the 'Vision to Zero' partnership to prevent them
The number of road deaths in Cambridgeshire are almost as high as they were a decade ago, despite their county's 'Vision to Zero' partnership.
Department for Transport (DfT) statistics suggest that there was an average of 4.76 road deaths or serious injuries per 10,000 people in Cambridgeshire in the last reporting period (2019-21).
The figure for Peterborough was 4.53.
Both areas are in the highest 25 per cent of local authority areas in England for serious collisions - Cambridgeshire had the 29th most out of 147 areas and Peterborough the 37th most out of 147.
Police and Crime Commissioner for Cambridgeshire, Darryl Preston, described it as “shocking” and says his office "will be looking at it".
Mr Preston is responsible for holding Cambridgeshire’s police force to account.
The issue was raised by Edward Leigh, a current member and former chair of the region’s police and crime panel, at its annual general meeting this week.
Mr Leigh said the Vision Zero Partnership – aimed at reducing road deaths and made up of multiple councils and emergency services – appears to be “under-delivering”.
He added: “Someone needs to take a lead on rebooting Vision Zero to make sure it has clear objectives and a clear governance structure to achieve them.
“At the moment it doesn’t feel like it does.”