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Fenland road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 1999, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1998 (311), and casualties fell from 428.

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

Collisions in 1999
305
Down 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
422
Down 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 1999

2.3% of collisions in Fenland in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight25283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight36486%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 1999 is highlighted, with 305, down 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.2%)
  • February25 (8.2%)
  • March24 (7.9%)
  • April22 (7.2%)
  • May19 (6.2%)
  • June21 (6.9%)
  • July16 (5.2%)
  • August23 (7.5%)
  • September30 (9.8%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December32 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (4.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (66%)
  • Wet or damp90 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Mud2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (47%)
  • 40 mph33 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph121 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (93%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (65%)
  • Cyclist46 (11%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2069 (16%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (21%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (66%)
  • Passenger109 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 1999.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 1999

The A605 had the most collisions in Fenland in 1999: 37, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA605375001
2ndB1101293905
3rdA141284324
4thA1101212703
5thA47203517
6thB1093132402
7thB109981101
8thB19881100
9thB10506700
10thB109851110
11thB11694701
12thA1423300
13thB10403410
14thB11662300
15thB11872300
16thB11001100
17thB11651101

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 1999

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 1999: 66.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 1999

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 1999: 126.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years