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Boston road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 255 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1981, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (262), and casualties rose from 344.

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

Collisions in 1981
255
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
377
Up 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1981

1.2% of collisions in Boston in 1981 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious8835%
  • Slight16464%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious12533%
  • Slight24966%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 255, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday39 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.1%)
  • February16 (6.3%)
  • March23 (9%)
  • April18 (7.1%)
  • May29 (11%)
  • June21 (8.2%)
  • July18 (7.1%)
  • August30 (12%)
  • September21 (8.2%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November20 (7.8%)
  • December14 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight196 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (65%)
  • Wet or damp76 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (53%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph100 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (22%)
  • Cyclist54 (14%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (10%)
  • 16 to 20111 (29%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3537 (9.8%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.8%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (63%)
  • Passenger109 (29%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (54%)
  • Motorcycle90 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Boston

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Boston ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1981.

Collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1981

The A16 had the most collisions in Boston in 1981: 61, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA166184123
2ndA524981020
3rdA17152003
4thA1137131401
5thA112192514
6thB118371303
7thB119251104
8thB11371100
9thB13911100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1981

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 144.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1981

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1981: 162.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years