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Boston road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1987, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (238), and casualties fell from 316.

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

Collisions in 1987
226
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
309
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1987

2.2% of collisions in Boston in 1987 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight18481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious4515%
  • Slight25683%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 226, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (10%)
  • Wednesday40 (18%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (18%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.8%)
  • February18 (8%)
  • March21 (9.3%)
  • April13 (5.8%)
  • May20 (8.8%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July10 (4.4%)
  • August23 (10%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October18 (8%)
  • November17 (7.5%)
  • December26 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (53%)
  • Wet or damp87 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.4%)
  • Snow7 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (47%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph104 (46%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (18%)
  • Cyclist44 (14%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2075 (24%)
  • 21 to 2550 (16%)
  • 26 to 3543 (14%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.2%)
  • Over 758 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (64%)
  • Passenger94 (30%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (61%)
  • Motorcycle55 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 1987.

Collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1987

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 1987: 54, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525492015
2ndA16536513
3rdA17193123
4thA1137101011
5thA112171002
6thB119251001
7thB11833400
8thB13912302
9thB11841100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1987

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 101.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1987

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1987: 119.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1987, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years