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Boston road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1984, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1983 (264), and casualties rose from 333.

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

Collisions in 1984
253
Down 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
339
Up 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1984

2.4% of collisions in Boston in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious6124%
  • Slight18674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious7823%
  • Slight25475%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1984 is highlighted, with 253, down 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (19%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.3%)
  • February19 (7.5%)
  • March23 (9.1%)
  • April12 (4.7%)
  • May22 (8.7%)
  • June22 (8.7%)
  • July22 (8.7%)
  • August23 (9.1%)
  • September16 (6.3%)
  • October25 (9.9%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December25 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (62%)
  • Wet or damp86 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (49%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph111 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (16%)
  • Cyclist49 (14%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2092 (27%)
  • 21 to 2543 (13%)
  • 26 to 3549 (14%)
  • 36 to 4532 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5525 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (63%)
  • Passenger94 (28%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (60%)
  • Motorcycle58 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1984.

Collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1984

The A16 had the most collisions in Boston in 1984: 53, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA165378311
2ndA52527029
3rdA17173407
4thA11376603
5thB11925712
6thB13914503
7thA11213301
8thB11832300
9thB11842400

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1984

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 135.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1984

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1984: 147.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years