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Fenland road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 2017, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2016 (203), and casualties rose from 291.

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

Collisions in 2017
213
Up 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
304
Up 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 2017

2.3% of collisions in Fenland in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight16979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4314%
  • Slight25584%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 2017 is highlighted, with 213, up 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday39 (18%)
  • Friday46 (22%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (5.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (10%)
  • February14 (6.6%)
  • March12 (5.6%)
  • April9 (4.2%)
  • May17 (8%)
  • June20 (9.4%)
  • July16 (7.5%)
  • August19 (8.9%)
  • September19 (8.9%)
  • October18 (8.5%)
  • November29 (14%)
  • December18 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (70%)
  • Wet or damp60 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph109 (51%)
  • 40 mph15 (7%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph75 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2047 (15%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (17%)
  • 36 to 4531 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.3%)
  • Over 7513 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (67%)
  • Passenger68 (22%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car273 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle32 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2017.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fenland in 2017

Wisbech South, Fenland, PE13 1AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fenland in 2017, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 2017

The A141 and A47 had the most collisions in Fenland in 2017, with 20 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA141203704
2ndA47202803
3rdA1101182907
4thB1101172612
5thB109391102
6thA60581103
7thB19871002
8thB109861000
9thB10405511
10thA1424800
11thB11663601
12thB10461100
13thB10501101
14thB10951300
15thB10961100
16thB10991101
17thB11981100

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 2017

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 2017: 54.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 2017

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 2017: 96.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years