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Fenland road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in Fenland in 2024, and 197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2023 (150), and casualties fell from 203.

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

Collisions in 2024
143
Down 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
197
Down 3% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Fenland in 2024

4.2% of collisions in Fenland in 2024 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in Fenland from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.2%
  • Serious3222%
  • Slight10573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal84.1%
  • Serious4020%
  • Slight14976%

Fenland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fenland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 396 in 2005. 2024 is highlighted, with 143, down 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 143
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday13 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (22%)
  • Friday22 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.3%)
  • February18 (13%)
  • March9 (6.3%)
  • April10 (7%)
  • May9 (6.3%)
  • June14 (9.8%)
  • July7 (4.9%)
  • August8 (5.6%)
  • September14 (9.8%)
  • October15 (10%)
  • November15 (10%)
  • December15 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight100 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds118 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (66%)
  • Wet or damp40 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph75 (52%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph18 (13%)
  • 60 mph36 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fenland in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant130 (66%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)
  • Cyclist14 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2015 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2514 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3551 (26%)
  • 36 to 4529 (15%)
  • 46 to 5522 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (13%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.6%)
  • Over 756 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider132 (67%)
  • Passenger43 (22%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car196 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle13 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fenland in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fenland had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2024.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fenland in 2024

Wisbech South, Fenland, PE13 1AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fenland in 2024, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Fenland with the most crashes in 2024

The A1101 had the most collisions in Fenland in 2024: 19, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fenland, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1101192702
2ndB1101131503
3rdA141111402
4thA47102315
5thA6058911
6thB19871202
7thB10985602
8thB116651101
9thB10994502
10thA1423500
11thB11693400
12thB15423611
13thB10402201
14thB10502200
15thB11872211
16thB10961100

Towns in Fenland: crashes in 2024

Wisbech had the most collisions of any town in Fenland in 2024: 39.

Postcode districts in Fenland: crashes in 2024

PE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fenland in 2024: 62.

Latest crashes in Fenland in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Fenland in 2024, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Fenland road accidents in other years