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Fenland road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 2018, and 360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2017 (213), and casualties rose from 304.

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

Collisions in 2018
222
Up 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
360
Up 18% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 2018

2.7% of collisions in Fenland in 2018 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious4319%
  • Slight17378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious6418%
  • Slight28980%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 2018 is highlighted, with 222, up 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (18%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday31 (14%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday21 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.9%)
  • February15 (6.8%)
  • March10 (4.5%)
  • April15 (6.8%)
  • May18 (8.1%)
  • June27 (12%)
  • July13 (5.9%)
  • August18 (8.1%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November18 (8.1%)
  • December26 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (75%)
  • Wet or damp51 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph110 (50%)
  • 40 mph23 (10%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph79 (36%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (60%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2025 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (17%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.3%)
  • Over 759 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (60%)
  • Passenger113 (31%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Fenland ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2018.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fenland in 2018

Wisbech South, Fenland, PE13 1AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fenland in 2018, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 2018

The A141 had the most collisions in Fenland in 2018: 28, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA141284349
2ndA47267416
3rdA1101122206
4thA605101502
5thB109371601
6thB11017701
7thB10986701
8thB10996701
9thB19861000
10thB11664500
11thB118741001
12thA1422201
13thB10402200
14thB10502401
15thB11692200
16thB10941200

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 2018

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 2018: 56.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 2018

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 2018: 106.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 2018, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years