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Fenland road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 1980, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1979 (298), and casualties fell from 417.

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

Collisions in 1980
299
Level with 1979
Casualties in 1980
405
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 1980

2.3% of collisions in Fenland in 1980 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious10134%
  • Slight19164%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious12030%
  • Slight27768%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 1980 is highlighted, with 299, level with 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (11%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.4%)
  • February27 (9%)
  • March24 (8%)
  • April24 (8%)
  • May19 (6.4%)
  • June21 (7%)
  • July24 (8%)
  • August26 (8.7%)
  • September23 (7.7%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November28 (9.4%)
  • December29 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (58%)
  • Wet or damp110 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph160 (54%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph119 (40%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (20%)
  • Cyclist74 (18%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (10%)
  • 16 to 20134 (33%)
  • 21 to 2534 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3562 (15%)
  • 36 to 4529 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5523 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6527 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (69%)
  • Passenger99 (24%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (55%)
  • Motorcycle87 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 1980

Map of the last 15 crashes of 1980 in Fenland

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

  • 15 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Fenland ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 1980.

Collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 1980

The A47 had the most collisions in Fenland in 1980: 42, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA474264113
2ndA11013955217
3rdA141355519
4thA605273619
5thB1101273109
6thB1093141503
7thB10407902
8thB109851003
9thB10995613
10thB11735602
11thB11664502
12thB11653302
13thB11693601
14thA1422200
15thB10502200
16thB10962201
17thB11722202
18thB14412300
19thB10951601
20thB11871101

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 1980

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 1980: 69.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 1980

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 1980: 118.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 1980, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years