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Fenland road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 2016, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2015 (189), and casualties rose from 247.

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

Collisions in 2016
203
Up 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
291
Up 18% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Fenland in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3517%
  • Slight16782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4515%
  • Slight24584%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 2016 is highlighted, with 203, up 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (17%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (13%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (22%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.4%)
  • February13 (6.4%)
  • March14 (6.9%)
  • April19 (9.4%)
  • May12 (5.9%)
  • June17 (8.4%)
  • July19 (9.4%)
  • August21 (10%)
  • September15 (7.4%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November21 (10%)
  • December15 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2%)
  • Other6 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (68%)
  • Wet or damp61 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph100 (49%)
  • 40 mph22 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph68 (33%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (90%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (69%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2051 (18%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3546 (16%)
  • 36 to 4539 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider203 (70%)
  • Passenger68 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2016.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fenland in 2016

Wisbech South, Fenland, PE13 1AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fenland in 2016, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 2016

The A47 had the most collisions in Fenland in 2016: 20, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47203002
2ndA1101162803
3rdA141152404
4thB1101152413
5thA60591202
6thA1425500
7thB10933300
8thB1983301
9thB10992200
10thB11662201
11thB11692300
12thB11872300
13thB10501101
14thB10981100
15thB14411100

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 2016

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 2016: 43.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 2016

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 2016: 93.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years