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Boston road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1980, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (266), and casualties fell from 357.

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

Collisions in 1980
262
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
344
Down 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1980

4.6% of collisions in Boston in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.6%
  • Serious6525%
  • Slight18571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123.5%
  • Serious8124%
  • Slight25173%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 262, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (11%)
  • Friday49 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (18%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.1%)
  • February16 (6.1%)
  • March15 (5.7%)
  • April22 (8.4%)
  • May23 (8.8%)
  • June20 (7.6%)
  • July25 (9.5%)
  • August24 (9.2%)
  • September21 (8%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November34 (13%)
  • December17 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (7.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (60%)
  • Wet or damp92 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (53%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph108 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.6%)
  • 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 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (23%)
  • Cyclist54 (16%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2093 (27%)
  • 21 to 2547 (14%)
  • 26 to 3545 (13%)
  • 36 to 4534 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.2%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (68%)
  • Passenger75 (22%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (56%)
  • Motorcycle77 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Boston

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Boston ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 1980.

Collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1980

The A16 had the most collisions in Boston in 1980: 54, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA165463212
2ndA524561312
3rdA172543110
4thA1121102224
5thB118381403
6thA113771002
7thB11925800
8thB11371100
9thB13601100
10thB13911101

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1980

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 136.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1980

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1980: 152.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1980, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years