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Boston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,894 road traffic collisions in Boston from 1979 to 2025, and 15,116 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 242 were fatal and 1,854 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 178 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (190), and casualties fell from 243 to 223.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
10,894
38th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
15,116
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
242
2.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
178
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Boston

2.2% of collisions in Boston from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2422.2%
  • Serious1,85417%
  • Slight8,79881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2711.8%
  • Serious2,28815%
  • Slight12,55783%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. In 2025 there were 178, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 178
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025178223
2024190243
2023218261
2022165221
2021158204
2020130165
2019194262
2018192267
2017160201
2016180248
2015205279
2014205288
2013239336
2012247345
2011244344
2010248337
2009213306
2008218295
2007267348
2006234315
2005242336
2004272387
2003243358
2002275402
2001256390
2000258365
1999221340
1998298418
1997269439
1996250373
1995264358
1994244341
1993250391
1992225353
1991206268
1990262353
1989243345
1988266361
1987226309
1986238316
1985245318
1984253339
1983264333
1982256357
1981255377
1980262344
1979266357

When and where crashes happen in Boston

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,583 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,481 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,603 (15%)
  • Thursday1,521 (14%)
  • Friday1,919 (18%)
  • Saturday1,586 (15%)
  • Sunday1,201 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59344 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59246 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,509 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,588 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,051 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,729 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,568 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59859 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January865 (7.9%)
  • February790 (7.3%)
  • March852 (7.8%)
  • April803 (7.4%)
  • May869 (8%)
  • June883 (8.1%)
  • July935 (8.6%)
  • August866 (7.9%)
  • September933 (8.6%)
  • October971 (8.9%)
  • November1,117 (10%)
  • December1,010 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,036 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,797 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting910 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown111 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,595 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,149 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds249 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist165 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds121 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds68 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds22 (0.2%)
  • Other307 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded218 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry6,954 (64%)
  • Wet or damp3,374 (31%)
  • Frost or ice355 (3.3%)
  • Snow83 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep12 (0.1%)
  • Mud12 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded101 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,892 (45%)
  • 40 mph1,489 (14%)
  • 50 mph189 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph3,848 (35%)
  • 70 mph469 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,366 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway618 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout601 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road223 (2%)
  • Not recorded86 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Boston

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9,042 (60%)
  • Cyclist1,816 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist1,704 (11%)
  • Pedestrian1,408 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant366 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant234 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)224 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant147 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant87 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5336 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10490 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15963 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 202,942 (19%)
  • 21 to 251,904 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,511 (17%)
  • 36 to 451,997 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,489 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 651,076 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75759 (5%)
  • Over 75535 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded114 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,547 (63%)
  • Passenger4,161 (28%)
  • Pedestrian1,408 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car13,454 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle1,871 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle1,730 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes970 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes832 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle287 (1.5%)
  • Minibus182 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach139 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle88 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car79 (0.4%)
  • Other43 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Boston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Boston

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 Boston ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had the 38th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
38th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
90th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
311thMonmouthshire11,39516,8373512,753
312thHartlepool11,03614,6891861,631
313thEpsom and Ewell11,03413,7921241,816
314thBoston (this area)10,89415,1162421,854
315thWorcester10,72313,0191141,693
316thWest Dunbartonshire10,62713,7472222,526
317thInverclyde10,55613,6841482,308

Accident hotspots in Boston

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Boston, with 1,173 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 10 of them fatal.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston from 1979 to 2025: 2,204, including 68 fatal and 403 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA522,2043,43268403
2ndA161,8152,48344307
3rdA178591,47739203
4thB13974806431182
5thA1137363413649
6thA11213015392359
7thB1192231341656
8thB1183173251231
9thB1391131190122
10thB118470114314
11thA181201
12thA156701
13thA15361403
14thB11215500
15thB11374400
16thB11914701
17thB11974600
18thA1513301
19thB13603300
20thA10372300

Towns in Boston

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 5,254.

Postcode districts in Boston

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston from 1979 to 2025: 6,033.

Latest crashes in Boston

Of the latest 24 crashes in Boston, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

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