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Boston road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1992, and 353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1991 (206), and casualties rose from 268.

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

Collisions in 1992
225
Up 9% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
353
Up 32% on 1991
Fatal collisions
9
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1992

4% of collisions in Boston in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94%
  • Serious3516%
  • Slight18180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal144%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight28882%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1992 is highlighted, with 225, up 9% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday21 (9.3%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.6%)
  • February6 (2.7%)
  • March16 (7.1%)
  • April18 (8%)
  • May23 (10%)
  • June27 (12%)
  • July20 (8.9%)
  • August21 (9.3%)
  • September21 (9.3%)
  • October17 (7.6%)
  • November19 (8.4%)
  • December20 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (10%)
  • Fog or mist10 (4.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (65%)
  • Wet or damp68 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (44%)
  • 40 mph18 (8%)
  • 60 mph106 (47%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (84%)
  • Roundabout19 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (54%)
  • Cyclist46 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.1%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2062 (18%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (18%)
  • 36 to 4542 (12%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.8%)
  • Over 7512 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (56%)
  • Passenger125 (35%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car262 (63%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.9%)
  • Minibus8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1992.

Collisions
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1992

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 1992: 51, including 5 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5251117510
2ndA16294305
3rdA17254533
4thA113791011
5thB139791100
6thB139151200
7thA11214602
8thB11924502
9thA12200
10thB11832200
11thA1581100
12thB11841100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1992

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 95.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1992

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1992: 116.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1992, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1992.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years