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Fenland road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 1997, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1996 (386), and casualties fell from 543.

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

Collisions in 1997
342
Down 11% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
513
Down 6% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Fenland in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6519%
  • Slight27480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight43384%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 1997 is highlighted, with 342, down 11% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.3%)
  • February25 (7.3%)
  • March18 (5.3%)
  • April25 (7.3%)
  • May28 (8.2%)
  • June29 (8.5%)
  • July25 (7.3%)
  • August30 (8.8%)
  • September22 (6.4%)
  • October44 (13%)
  • November40 (12%)
  • December31 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit44 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Other12 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (63%)
  • Wet or damp122 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (45%)
  • 40 mph52 (15%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph130 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (90%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (65%)
  • Cyclist59 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7%)
  • 16 to 20105 (20%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (62%)
  • Passenger164 (32%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Minibus9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1997.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 1997

The B1101 had the most collisions in Fenland in 1997: 39, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1101394813
2ndA141345606
3rdA1101314305
4thA605304507
5thA47244908
6thB198152302
7thB1093122604
8thB1099111300
9thA142101513
10thB104091402
11thB10987801
12thB11693401
13thB11873402
14thB10502301
15thB11662401
16thB10961100
17thB11651201
18thB11891100

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 1997

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 1997: 72.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 1997

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 1997: 122.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years