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Fenland road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 1988, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 1987 (308), and casualties rose from 437.

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

Collisions in 1988
381
Up 24% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
516
Up 18% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 1988

2.6% of collisions in Fenland in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious9024%
  • Slight28174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious10520%
  • Slight39877%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 1988 is highlighted, with 381, up 24% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (17%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday52 (14%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.4%)
  • February21 (5.5%)
  • March23 (6%)
  • April19 (5%)
  • May40 (10%)
  • June35 (9.2%)
  • July35 (9.2%)
  • August21 (5.5%)
  • September32 (8.4%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (59%)
  • Wet or damp144 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph203 (53%)
  • 40 mph42 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph132 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (56%)
  • Cyclist87 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (13%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20134 (26%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4560 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (68%)
  • Passenger119 (23%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (13%)
  • Motorcycle70 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 1988

Map of the last 21 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1988.

Collisions
262nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
246th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 1988

The A605 and B1101 had the most collisions in Fenland in 1988, with 45 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6054569010
2ndB11014556011
3rdA1101435519
4thA141255227
5thA47182713
6thB198151803
7thB1093121903
8thB1040101301
9thB10999913
10thA1427802
11thB109861302
12thB10503400
13thB11693502
14thB10962301
15thB11652200
16thB10031301
17thB11661200
18thB11731100
19thB11871201
20thB11961100

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 1988

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 1988: 85.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 1988

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 1988: 129.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1988.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years