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Fenland road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 1998, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1997 (342), and casualties fell from 513.

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

Collisions in 1998
311
Down 9% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
428
Down 17% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 1998

2.3% of collisions in Fenland in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious5217%
  • Slight25281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight36285%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 1998 is highlighted, with 311, down 9% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (10%)
  • Wednesday51 (16%)
  • Thursday57 (18%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9%)
  • February19 (6.1%)
  • March24 (7.7%)
  • April18 (5.8%)
  • May19 (6.1%)
  • June37 (12%)
  • July22 (7.1%)
  • August20 (6.4%)
  • September30 (9.6%)
  • October29 (9.3%)
  • November27 (8.7%)
  • December38 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (5.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (61%)
  • Wet or damp118 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (49%)
  • 40 mph40 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph115 (37%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (66%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2056 (13%)
  • 21 to 2558 (14%)
  • 26 to 3595 (22%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.1%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (66%)
  • Passenger107 (25%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 1998.

Collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
301st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 1998

The B1101 had the most collisions in Fenland in 1998: 43, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1101435118
2ndA141284005
3rdA605273803
4thA1101263804
5thB198222704
6thA47193214
7thB1093111501
8thB105091202
9thB109981000
10thB109871201
11thB10406600
12thA14231201
13thB11652300
14thB11872500
15thA11100
16thB11661110
17thB11691100
18thB14111101
19thB14411100

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 1998

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 1998: 71.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 1998

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 1998: 111.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years