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Fenland road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 2021, and 221 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2020 (151), and casualties fell from 223.

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

Collisions in 2021
150
Down 1% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
221
Down 1% on 2020
Fatal collisions
10
6.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 2021

6.7% of collisions in Fenland in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal106.7%
  • Serious3725%
  • Slight10369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal104.5%
  • Serious4520%
  • Slight16675%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 2021 is highlighted, with 150, down 1% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (18%)
  • Tuesday17 (11%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday18 (12%)
  • Saturday17 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (13%)
  • February5 (3.3%)
  • March11 (7.3%)
  • April13 (8.7%)
  • May6 (4%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July11 (7.3%)
  • August10 (6.7%)
  • September14 (9.3%)
  • October15 (10%)
  • November17 (11%)
  • December13 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (69%)
  • Wet or damp41 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph76 (51%)
  • 40 mph14 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph49 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway137 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2023 (10%)
  • 21 to 2523 (10%)
  • 26 to 3540 (18%)
  • 36 to 4536 (16%)
  • 46 to 5539 (18%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.7%)
  • Over 7510 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (71%)
  • Passenger47 (21%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2021.

Collisions
246th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fenland in 2021

Wisbech South, Fenland, PE13 1AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fenland in 2021, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 2021

The A47 had the most collisions in Fenland in 2021: 14, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47142615
2ndA141121931
3rdB1101111614
4thA60581223
5thB154271001
6thA11016802
7thB10985801
8thB10995610
9thB1985700
10thA1423501
11thB10403601
12thB10933401
13thB11663401
14thB10502500
15thB11872300
16thB11691401

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 2021

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 2021: 31.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 2021

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 2021: 62.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 2021, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years