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Fenland road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 2020, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2019 (164), and casualties rose from 221.

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

Collisions in 2020
151
Down 8% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
223
Up 1% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 2020

2.6% of collisions in Fenland in 2020 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious4026%
  • Slight10771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious5022%
  • Slight16875%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 2020 is highlighted, with 151, down 8% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday17 (11%)
  • Wednesday24 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (16%)
  • Friday33 (22%)
  • Saturday17 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.6%)
  • February18 (12%)
  • March13 (8.6%)
  • April6 (4%)
  • May7 (4.6%)
  • June12 (7.9%)
  • July14 (9.3%)
  • August10 (6.6%)
  • September14 (9.3%)
  • October15 (9.9%)
  • November18 (12%)
  • December11 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (71%)
  • Wet or damp40 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph72 (48%)
  • 40 mph14 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph13 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph51 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (64%)
  • Pedestrian28 (13%)
  • Van occupant26 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2020 (9%)
  • 21 to 2521 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3544 (20%)
  • 36 to 4534 (15%)
  • 46 to 5530 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (4%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (62%)
  • Passenger57 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car201 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (11%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 2020.

Collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fenland in 2020

Wisbech South, Fenland, PE13 1AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fenland in 2020, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 2020

The A141 had the most collisions in Fenland in 2020: 18, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA141183815
2ndB1101111401
3rdA1101101302
4thA47102003
5thB1093101413
6thB10986802
7thA6055700
8thB15425601
9thA1424910
10thB10994700
11thB10403301
12thB11693401
13thB1982202
14thB10501100
15thB10941101
16thB11661100

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 2020

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 2020: 32.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 2020

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 2020: 56.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years