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Fenland road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 1979, and 417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,566 collisions in Fenland.

Collisions in 1979
298
Casualties in 1979
417
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 1979

2.7% of collisions in Fenland in 1979 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious10335%
  • Slight18763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious13232%
  • Slight27766%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 1979 is highlighted, with 298.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday38 (13%)
  • Saturday52 (17%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.1%)
  • February19 (6.4%)
  • March19 (6.4%)
  • April19 (6.4%)
  • May29 (9.7%)
  • June25 (8.4%)
  • July21 (7%)
  • August25 (8.4%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October24 (8.1%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December28 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (61%)
  • Wet or damp96 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.7%)
  • Snow8 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (57%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph98 (33%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (19%)
  • Cyclist62 (15%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (10%)
  • 16 to 20119 (29%)
  • 21 to 2532 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3563 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (62%)
  • Passenger105 (25%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (56%)
  • Motorcycle84 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 1979

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1979 in Fenland

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

  • 21 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Fenland ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 1979.

Collisions
315th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
285th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 1979

The A141 had the most collisions in Fenland in 1979: 49, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1414972119
2ndA473767213
3rdA1101263607
4thB1101252718
5thA605223207
6thB1099111304
7thB11739901
8thB10936601
9thB14416603
10thB109851213
11thB11695500
12thB10404701
13thB11724501
14thA1423311
15thB10502301
16thB11652602
17thB11872310
18thA101401
19thB10951501

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 1979

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 1979: 71.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 1979

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 1979: 100.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 1979, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years