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Boston road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 206 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1991, and 268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 1990 (262), and casualties fell from 353.

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

Collisions in 1991
206
Down 21% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
268
Down 24% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1991

1.9% of collisions in Boston in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4019%
  • Slight16279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4718%
  • Slight21781%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1991 is highlighted, with 206, down 21% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (17%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (12%)
  • February11 (5.3%)
  • March10 (4.9%)
  • April17 (8.3%)
  • May14 (6.8%)
  • June19 (9.2%)
  • July17 (8.3%)
  • August18 (8.7%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October18 (8.7%)
  • November20 (9.7%)
  • December17 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (61%)
  • Wet or damp69 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.4%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (45%)
  • 40 mph17 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph97 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (90%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant164 (61%)
  • Cyclist36 (13%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2064 (24%)
  • 21 to 2551 (19%)
  • 26 to 3538 (14%)
  • 36 to 4534 (13%)
  • 46 to 5525 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 657 (2.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (59%)
  • Passenger79 (29%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car265 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.4%)
  • Minibus5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 1991.

Collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1991

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 1991: 46, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA524667112
2ndA16304018
3rdA172230011
4thA1137121400
5thB11923400
6thB13913500
7thB13973500
8thA11212201
9thB11831100
10thB11841200

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1991

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 91.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1991

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1991: 103.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1991, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years