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Boston road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1990, and 353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1989 (243), and casualties rose from 345.

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

Collisions in 1990
262
Up 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
353
Up 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1990

2.7% of collisions in Boston in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious5421%
  • Slight20177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious6318%
  • Slight28380%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 262, up 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (17%)
  • Tuesday29 (11%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (11%)
  • February23 (8.8%)
  • March18 (6.9%)
  • April24 (9.2%)
  • May18 (6.9%)
  • June21 (8%)
  • July20 (7.6%)
  • August16 (6.1%)
  • September19 (7.3%)
  • October23 (8.8%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December22 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight204 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (53%)
  • Wet or damp68 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded48 (18%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (40%)
  • 40 mph29 (11%)
  • 60 mph129 (49%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (90%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (19%)
  • Cyclist37 (10%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.9%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2092 (26%)
  • 21 to 2555 (16%)
  • 26 to 3547 (13%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.4%)
  • Over 7512 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider212 (60%)
  • Passenger106 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (65%)
  • Motorcycle67 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Minibus11 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 1990.

Collisions
326th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1990

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 1990: 64, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA526494214
2ndA166077114
3rdA17204215
4thA112191613
5thA113791011
6thB11843300
7thB11923401
8thB13913400
9thB11831201

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1990

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 110.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1990

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1990: 130.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1990, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years