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Fenland road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 1981, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (299), and casualties fell from 405.

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

Collisions in 1981
287
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
393
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 1981

1.4% of collisions in Fenland in 1981 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious8329%
  • Slight20070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious10527%
  • Slight28372%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 1981 is highlighted, with 287, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (6.6%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday51 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (18%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.1%)
  • February24 (8.4%)
  • March26 (9.1%)
  • April17 (5.9%)
  • May22 (7.7%)
  • June28 (9.8%)
  • July15 (5.2%)
  • August24 (8.4%)
  • September43 (15%)
  • October28 (9.8%)
  • November20 (7%)
  • December14 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (65%)
  • Wet or damp81 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.5%)
  • Snow7 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (55%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph104 (36%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (52%)
  • Cyclist67 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (17%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20118 (30%)
  • 21 to 2532 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3538 (9.7%)
  • 36 to 4538 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.3%)
  • Over 758 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (60%)
  • Passenger120 (31%)
  • Pedestrian37 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car295 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (14%)
  • Motorcycle68 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 1981

Map of the last 11 crashes of 1981 in Fenland

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

  • 11 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Fenland ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1981.

Collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 1981

The A141 had the most collisions in Fenland in 1981: 36, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA141365306
2ndA47355829
3rdA1101243007
4thB1101182004
5thA605161615
6thB1040121705
7thB144191203
8thB109871503
9thB11737700
10thB10995502
11thB10934502
12thB10503401
13thB11663302
14thB11723301
15thA1422301
16thB10952301
17thA4141101
18thB11651200
19thB11691401
20thB14121200

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 1981

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 1981: 72.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 1981

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 1981: 103.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1981.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years