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Fenland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,566 road traffic collisions in Fenland from 1979 to 2025, and 18,884 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 330 were fatal and 2,736 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 129 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (143), and casualties fell from 197 to 185.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,566
79th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,884
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
330
2.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
129
Down 10% on 2024

Crash severity in Fenland

2.4% of collisions in Fenland from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3302.4%
  • Serious2,73620%
  • Slight10,50077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3812%
  • Serious3,29217%
  • Slight15,21181%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. In 2025 there were 129, down 10% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 129
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025129185
2024143197
2023150203
2022133185
2021150221
2020151223
2019164221
2018222360
2017213304
2016203291
2015189247
2014249329
2013216283
2012254374
2011264363
2010280383
2009291401
2008289407
2007337459
2006338470
2005396528
2004358487
2003367525
2002361513
2001388550
2000343525
1999305422
1998311428
1997342513
1996386543
1995326461
1994350485
1993367489
1992381554
1991345483
1990370522
1989356488
1988381516
1987308437
1986316423
1985329415
1984288392
1983317415
1982326449
1981287393
1980299405
1979298417

When and where crashes happen in Fenland

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,889 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,914 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,967 (14%)
  • Thursday2,032 (15%)
  • Friday2,325 (17%)
  • Saturday1,955 (14%)
  • Sunday1,484 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59430 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59243 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,887 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,043 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,358 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,451 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,074 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,080 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,120 (8.3%)
  • February1,016 (7.5%)
  • March980 (7.2%)
  • April930 (6.9%)
  • May1,069 (7.9%)
  • June1,145 (8.4%)
  • July1,078 (7.9%)
  • August1,030 (7.6%)
  • September1,236 (9.1%)
  • October1,290 (9.5%)
  • November1,391 (10%)
  • December1,281 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,775 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,178 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,237 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit212 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown161 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,307 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,499 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds461 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds206 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist195 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds60 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (0.1%)
  • Other480 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded340 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,660 (64%)
  • Wet or damp4,419 (33%)
  • Frost or ice346 (2.6%)
  • Snow80 (0.6%)
  • Mud11 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph24 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph6,695 (49%)
  • 40 mph1,419 (10%)
  • 50 mph381 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph5,025 (37%)
  • 70 mph18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,155 (90%)
  • Roundabout642 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway565 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road132 (1%)
  • Not recorded72 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Fenland

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,545 (61%)
  • Cyclist2,179 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist2,038 (11%)
  • Pedestrian1,674 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant679 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)263 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant154 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant152 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant91 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant68 (0.4%)
  • Other40 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5335 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10637 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 151,280 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 203,820 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,300 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,167 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,374 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,847 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 651,381 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 75874 (4.6%)
  • Over 75594 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded275 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,493 (66%)
  • Passenger4,717 (25%)
  • Pedestrian1,674 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,954 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle2,236 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle2,125 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,466 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,058 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle245 (1%)
  • Bus or coach151 (0.6%)
  • Minibus132 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car110 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle77 (0.3%)
  • Other43 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Fenland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Fenland

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Fenland ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had the 79th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
79th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 164th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
270thHart13,66118,6032863,041
271stSouth Ayrshire13,60719,0393343,525
272ndNorth East Derbyshire13,58519,7952682,562
273rdFenland (this area)13,56618,8843302,736
274thAngus13,54418,5714504,330
275thLincoln13,54216,7271242,099
276thWyre Forest13,50818,1522752,598

Accident hotspots in Fenland

Wisbech South, Fenland, PE13 1AR area is the busiest accident hotspot in Fenland, with 785 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes

The B1101 had the most collisions in Fenland from 1979 to 2025: 1,262, including 28 fatal and 219 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB11011,2621,57828219
2ndA11011,2501,70337251
3rdA1411,2161,93151265
4thA6051,0751,53427217
5thA471,0581,89341234
6thB1986549060105
7thB10934146007100
8thB10993854921157
9thB10402793711053
10thB10982774431170
11thA1422183421057
12thB1169179264334
13thB1050171218438
14thB1166156256637
15thB1187102152417
16thB11736066012
17thB11654671114
18thB14414255016
19thB10953368011
20thB1542313919

Towns in Fenland

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland from 1979 to 2025: 3,278.

Postcode districts in Fenland

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland from 1979 to 2025: 5,355.

Latest crashes in Fenland

Of the latest 24 crashes in Fenland, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 26 December 2025.

Severity