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Boston road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1983, and 333 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1982 (256), and casualties fell from 357.

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

Collisions in 1983
264
Up 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
333
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1983

2.7% of collisions in Boston in 1983 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious7027%
  • Slight18771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious8024%
  • Slight24674%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 264, up 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (12%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday55 (21%)
  • Saturday47 (18%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.6%)
  • February22 (8.3%)
  • March13 (4.9%)
  • April20 (7.6%)
  • May22 (8.3%)
  • June19 (7.2%)
  • July24 (9.1%)
  • August23 (8.7%)
  • September19 (7.2%)
  • October22 (8.3%)
  • November33 (13%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (62%)
  • Wet or damp87 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (53%)
  • 40 mph22 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph52 (20%)
  • 70 mph49 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (24%)
  • Cyclist64 (19%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 2099 (30%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3534 (10%)
  • 36 to 4528 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (65%)
  • Passenger80 (24%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car248 (55%)
  • Motorcycle79 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Boston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Boston ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 1983.

Collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
326th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1983

The A16 had the most collisions in Boston in 1983: 51, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16516418
2ndA524769116
3rdA172234011
4thA11377801
5thB11926803
6thA11215821
7thB11835501
8thB11841110
9thB13911101

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1983

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 145.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1983

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1983: 169.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years