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Boston road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1979, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 10,894 collisions in Boston.

Collisions in 1979
266
Casualties in 1979
357
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Boston in 1979 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious7528%
  • Slight18670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious8424%
  • Slight26775%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 266.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (18%)
  • Wednesday48 (18%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.3%)
  • February14 (5.3%)
  • March18 (6.8%)
  • April14 (5.3%)
  • May19 (7.1%)
  • June16 (6%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September21 (7.9%)
  • October36 (14%)
  • November23 (8.6%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (9.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (58%)
  • Wet or damp87 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (6.8%)
  • Snow6 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (52%)
  • 40 mph27 (10%)
  • 70 mph100 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (20%)
  • Cyclist63 (18%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2088 (25%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (12%)
  • 36 to 4531 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (6.4%)
  • Over 756 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (62%)
  • Passenger103 (29%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car259 (56%)
  • Motorcycle71 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Boston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Boston ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 1979.

Collisions
323rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1979

The A16 had the most collisions in Boston in 1979: 79, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1679106119
2ndA524972318
3rdA17152205
4thA1137111102
5thB118381001
6thB119271202
7thB11843401
8thA11212401
9thB11372200
10thB13601100
11thB13911100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1979

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 150.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1979

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1979: 168.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1979.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years