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Fenland road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 2007, and 459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2006 (338), and casualties fell from 470.

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

Collisions in 2007
337
Level with 2006
Casualties in 2007
459
Down 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
14
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 2007

4.2% of collisions in Fenland in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.2%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight27381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.9%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight38183%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 2007 is highlighted, with 337, level with 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday49 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February17 (5%)
  • March21 (6.2%)
  • April31 (9.2%)
  • May30 (8.9%)
  • June24 (7.1%)
  • July31 (9.2%)
  • August24 (7.1%)
  • September25 (7.4%)
  • October32 (9.5%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December30 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (5.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other19 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded19 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (71%)
  • Wet or damp91 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (52%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph118 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (64%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2086 (19%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (17%)
  • 36 to 4581 (18%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (67%)
  • Passenger101 (22%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2007.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fenland in 2007

Wisbech South, Fenland, PE13 1AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fenland in 2007, with 52 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 2007

The A1101 had the most collisions in Fenland in 2007: 33, including 5 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1101334755
2ndB1101323513
3rdA141253815
4thB198243602
5thA47233924
6thA605232613
7thB105081002
8thB104071100
9thB109971101
10thB109861502
11thB10935901
12thB11665903
13thB11695810
14thA1424500
15thB11872511
16thB10961100
17thB11651300

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 2007

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 2007: 83.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 2007

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 2007: 142.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 2007, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years