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Boston road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1988, and 361 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1987 (226), and casualties rose from 309.

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

Collisions in 1988
266
Up 18% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
361
Up 17% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1988

4.5% of collisions in Boston in 1988 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal124.5%
  • Serious4517%
  • Slight20979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal154.2%
  • Serious5616%
  • Slight29080%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 266, up 18% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (19%)
  • Tuesday22 (8.3%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.3%)
  • February27 (10%)
  • March27 (10%)
  • April18 (6.8%)
  • May22 (8.3%)
  • June23 (8.6%)
  • July22 (8.3%)
  • August12 (4.5%)
  • September15 (5.6%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November23 (8.6%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry157 (59%)
  • Wet or damp97 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph114 (43%)
  • 40 mph31 (12%)
  • 60 mph121 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (55%)
  • Cyclist50 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (13%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (8%)
  • 16 to 2086 (24%)
  • 21 to 2563 (17%)
  • 26 to 3553 (15%)
  • 36 to 4538 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.4%)
  • Over 7512 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (62%)
  • Passenger102 (28%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (11%)
  • Motorcycle47 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 1988.

Collisions
327th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1988

The A16 had the most collisions in Boston in 1988: 67, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA166784312
2ndA52538649
3rdA17234218
4thA1137111400
5thB119291612
6thA112161012
7thB11835500
8thB13913401
9thB11842201

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1988

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 135.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1988

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1988: 147.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1988, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years