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Fenland road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 1991, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (370), and casualties fell from 522.

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

Collisions in 1991
345
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
483
Down 7% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 1991

2.9% of collisions in Fenland in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious8424%
  • Slight25173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious10021%
  • Slight37077%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 1991 is highlighted, with 345, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (17%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (10%)
  • February17 (4.9%)
  • March21 (6.1%)
  • April26 (7.5%)
  • May28 (8.1%)
  • June29 (8.4%)
  • July21 (6.1%)
  • August28 (8.1%)
  • September42 (12%)
  • October27 (7.8%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (60%)
  • Wet or damp116 (34%)
  • Frost or ice21 (6.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (50%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph141 (41%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (58%)
  • Cyclist76 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (12%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20114 (24%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (67%)
  • Passenger127 (26%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car409 (65%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (13%)
  • Motorcycle62 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Fenland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Fenland ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 1991.

Collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 1991

The A141 had the most collisions in Fenland in 1991: 34, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA141346049
2ndA6053242111
3rdB1101324027
4thB198273106
5thA1101253206
6thA47223817
7thB1040101302
8thB1099101312
9thB109391202
10thB109891102
11thB116671202
12thB11694802
13thB10503602
14thB10953702
15thA1422300
16thB11001100
17thB11651200
18thB11721100
19thB11871300

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 1991

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 1991: 85.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 1991

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 1991: 136.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years