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Fenland road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 2004, and 487 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (367), and casualties fell from 525.

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

Collisions in 2004
358
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
487
Down 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 2004

2.2% of collisions in Fenland in 2004 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious6318%
  • Slight28780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious7616%
  • Slight40283%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 2004 is highlighted, with 358, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (17%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (18%)
  • Friday54 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.7%)
  • February26 (7.3%)
  • March24 (6.7%)
  • April31 (8.7%)
  • May22 (6.1%)
  • June28 (7.8%)
  • July28 (7.8%)
  • August33 (9.2%)
  • September29 (8.1%)
  • October42 (12%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December29 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other17 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (8.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (61%)
  • Wet or damp131 (37%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (47%)
  • 40 mph38 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph144 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (92%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist42 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2091 (19%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (19%)
  • 36 to 4573 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (70%)
  • Passenger113 (23%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Fenland

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Fenland ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2004.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Fenland in 2004

Wisbech South, Fenland, PE13 1AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fenland in 2004, with 50 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 2004

The B1101 had the most collisions in Fenland in 2004: 33, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1101334205
2ndA605324214
3rdB198314002
4thA1101303825
5thA141263836
6thA47233914
7thB1099111500
8thB1093101203
9thB1098101504
10thB104091304
11thB105081102
12thB11697800
13thB116661101
14thB11875501
15thA1424600
16thB10951200
17thB11651400

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 2004

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 2004: 89.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 2004

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 2004: 147.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years