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Boston road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1989, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1988 (266), and casualties fell from 361.

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

Collisions in 1989
243
Down 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
345
Down 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1989

1.6% of collisions in Boston in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4619%
  • Slight19379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5917%
  • Slight28181%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 243, down 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (12%)
  • Friday50 (21%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.2%)
  • February14 (5.8%)
  • March16 (6.6%)
  • April20 (8.2%)
  • May19 (7.8%)
  • June27 (11%)
  • July16 (6.6%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September21 (8.6%)
  • October23 (9.5%)
  • November22 (9.1%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds194 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (65%)
  • Wet or damp79 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph90 (37%)
  • 40 mph25 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph127 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (89%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (54%)
  • Cyclist51 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (12%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7%)
  • Van occupant19 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (23%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (16%)
  • 36 to 4538 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (62%)
  • Passenger108 (31%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (64%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (12%)
  • Motorcycle44 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1989.

Collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1989

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 1989: 56, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525685113
2ndA16465309
3rdA17255115
4thB119291203
5thA11377702
6thA112151201
7thB11833501
8thB11842200
9thB11911100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1989

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 100.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1989

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1989: 115.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years