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Boston road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1985, and 318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (253), and casualties fell from 339.

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

Collisions in 1985
245
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
318
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1985

2.9% of collisions in Boston in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.9%
  • Serious5723%
  • Slight18174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious6219%
  • Slight24978%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1985 is highlighted, with 245, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (19%)
  • Thursday29 (12%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.5%)
  • February22 (9%)
  • March20 (8.2%)
  • April20 (8.2%)
  • May17 (6.9%)
  • June29 (12%)
  • July32 (13%)
  • August21 (8.6%)
  • September16 (6.5%)
  • October21 (8.6%)
  • November22 (9%)
  • December9 (3.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (65%)
  • Wet or damp74 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (40%)
  • 40 mph21 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph125 (51%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (24%)
  • Cyclist49 (15%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2089 (28%)
  • 21 to 2549 (15%)
  • 26 to 3542 (13%)
  • 36 to 4532 (10%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (68%)
  • Passenger81 (25%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (55%)
  • Motorcycle75 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1985.

Collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1985

The A16 had the most collisions in Boston in 1985: 64, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA166490222
2ndA524760112
3rdA17274326
4thB11835600
5thA11214602
6thB11924501
7thB13914501
8thA11373400
9thA11100
10thB11211100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1985

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 102.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1985

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1985: 118.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1985.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years