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Boston road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1982, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (255), and casualties fell from 377.

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

Collisions in 1982
256
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
357
Down 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Boston in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious6425%
  • Slight18572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious7922%
  • Slight27176%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 256, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (9.8%)
  • Friday52 (20%)
  • Saturday53 (21%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7%)
  • February22 (8.6%)
  • March23 (9%)
  • April21 (8.2%)
  • May17 (6.6%)
  • June21 (8.2%)
  • July25 (9.8%)
  • August20 (7.8%)
  • September20 (7.8%)
  • October19 (7.4%)
  • November24 (9.4%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (8.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (59%)
  • Wet or damp90 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph114 (45%)
  • 40 mph32 (13%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph106 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (20%)
  • Cyclist54 (15%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20110 (31%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9%)
  • 26 to 3550 (14%)
  • 36 to 4541 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.9%)
  • Over 759 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (68%)
  • Passenger87 (24%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (58%)
  • Motorcycle71 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1982.

Collisions
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1982

The A16 and A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 1982, with 56 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA165679321
2ndA525682112
3rdA17203617
4thA11377800
5thA11216902
6thB11835502
7thB11925912
8thB13913400

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1982

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 136.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1982

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1982: 149.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1982, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1982.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years