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Boston road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1986, and 316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1985 (245), and casualties fell from 318.

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

Collisions in 1986
238
Down 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
316
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1986

3.8% of collisions in Boston in 1986 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.8%
  • Serious5222%
  • Slight17774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.2%
  • Serious7122%
  • Slight23574%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 238, down 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday27 (11%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.5%)
  • February18 (7.6%)
  • March16 (6.7%)
  • April21 (8.8%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July14 (5.9%)
  • August22 (9.2%)
  • September21 (8.8%)
  • October14 (5.9%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (65%)
  • Wet or damp68 (29%)
  • Frost or ice12 (5%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (46%)
  • 40 mph24 (10%)
  • 60 mph104 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (89%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (22%)
  • Cyclist47 (15%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2099 (31%)
  • 21 to 2545 (14%)
  • 26 to 3539 (12%)
  • 36 to 4535 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (66%)
  • Passenger72 (23%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (59%)
  • Motorcycle68 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1986

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1986 in Boston

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  • 3 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Boston ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 1986.

Collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1986

The A16 had the most collisions in Boston in 1986: 61, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA166165212
2ndA524986316
3rdA17223134
4thA11377701
5thA112161112
6thB11834400
7thB13912200

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1986

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 94.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1986

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1986: 113.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1986, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years