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Fenland road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 1990, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1989 (356), and casualties rose from 488.

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

Collisions in 1990
370
Up 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
522
Up 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 1990

3.8% of collisions in Fenland in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.8%
  • Serious8623%
  • Slight27073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious10520%
  • Slight40177%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 1990 is highlighted, with 370, up 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.2%)
  • February21 (5.7%)
  • March36 (9.7%)
  • April24 (6.5%)
  • May32 (8.6%)
  • June29 (7.8%)
  • July32 (8.6%)
  • August23 (6.2%)
  • September35 (9.5%)
  • October35 (9.5%)
  • November36 (9.7%)
  • December33 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (5.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Other14 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (64%)
  • Wet or damp128 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (51%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph131 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (92%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (57%)
  • Cyclist76 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (14%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20138 (26%)
  • 21 to 2584 (16%)
  • 26 to 3567 (13%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (68%)
  • Passenger129 (25%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (12%)
  • Motorcycle75 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Fenland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Fenland ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 1990.

Collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 1990

The B1101 had the most collisions in Fenland in 1990: 39, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB11013955114
2ndA605384925
3rdA1101293854
4thB198243405
5thA141234717
6thA47224637
7thB1093151704
8thB1099101101
9thB116991101
10thB104081401
11thB109871203
12thB10506602
13thA1425601
14thA1981100
15thA3321100
16thB10901100
17thB10941100
18thB10951301
19thB10961100
20thB11001100

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 1990

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 1990: 92.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 1990

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 1990: 149.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 1990, 3 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years