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Fenland road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 2015, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2014 (249), and casualties fell from 329.

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

Collisions in 2015
189
Down 24% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
247
Down 25% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 2015

0.5% of collisions in Fenland in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3016%
  • Slight15884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight21386%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 2015 is highlighted, with 189, down 24% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 189
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday25 (13%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.3%)
  • February17 (9%)
  • March10 (5.3%)
  • April17 (9%)
  • May11 (5.8%)
  • June13 (6.9%)
  • July20 (11%)
  • August19 (10%)
  • September14 (7.4%)
  • October17 (9%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December18 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (66%)
  • Wet or damp61 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (46%)
  • 40 mph24 (13%)
  • 50 mph22 (12%)
  • 60 mph56 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian21 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2036 (15%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3542 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (20%)
  • 46 to 5524 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.7%)
  • Over 757 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider174 (70%)
  • Passenger52 (21%)
  • Pedestrian21 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car256 (75%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 2015.

Collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fenland in 2015

Wisbech South, Fenland, PE13 1AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fenland in 2015, with 20 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 2015

The A141 had the most collisions in Fenland in 2015: 21, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA141213502
2ndB1101192003
3rdA1101182402
4thA47131514
5thA60591201
6thB10997900
7thB10405501
8thB10505502
9thB10935800
10thB10985802
11thB1985900
12thA1424400
13thB11663601
14thB11693300
15thB11652200

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 2015

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 2015: 47.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 2015

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 2015: 68.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years