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Fenland road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 2008, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2007 (337), and casualties fell from 459.

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

Collisions in 2008
289
Down 14% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
407
Down 11% on 2007
Fatal collisions
12
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 2008

4.2% of collisions in Fenland in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.2%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143.4%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight33282%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 2008 is highlighted, with 289, down 14% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday32 (11%)
  • Friday54 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (10%)
  • February25 (8.7%)
  • March23 (8%)
  • April15 (5.2%)
  • May23 (8%)
  • June15 (5.2%)
  • July25 (8.7%)
  • August21 (7.3%)
  • September37 (13%)
  • October18 (6.2%)
  • November26 (9%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (9%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (63%)
  • Wet or damp98 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph133 (46%)
  • 40 mph29 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph124 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (91%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (71%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2080 (20%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (61%)
  • Passenger122 (30%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2008.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fenland in 2008

Wisbech South, Fenland, PE13 1AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fenland in 2008, with 41 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 2008

The A141 had the most collisions in Fenland in 2008: 33, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA141335524
2ndA1101253215
3rdB198232902
4thB1101212514
5thA47203021
6thB1093142404
7thA605132610
8thB109991112
9thB109871313
10thB116661212
11thA1425701
12thB10404500
13thB10503301
14thB11693502
15thB11873400
16thB11002200
17thB11652210

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 2008

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 2008: 82.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 2008

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 2008: 126.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years