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Boston road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1993, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1992 (225), and casualties rose from 353.

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

Collisions in 1993
250
Up 11% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
391
Up 11% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1993

1.6% of collisions in Boston in 1993 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious5422%
  • Slight19277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7820%
  • Slight30979%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1993 is highlighted, with 250, up 11% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (18%)
  • Tuesday45 (18%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (11%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.4%)
  • February20 (8%)
  • March17 (6.8%)
  • April18 (7.2%)
  • May25 (10%)
  • June11 (4.4%)
  • July23 (9.2%)
  • August22 (8.8%)
  • September21 (8.4%)
  • October18 (7.2%)
  • November30 (12%)
  • December34 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other8 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (60%)
  • Wet or damp91 (36%)
  • Snow5 (2%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (41%)
  • 40 mph30 (12%)
  • 60 mph118 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (87%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (66%)
  • Cyclist48 (12%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2073 (19%)
  • 21 to 2563 (16%)
  • 26 to 3576 (19%)
  • 36 to 4547 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.9%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (59%)
  • Passenger131 (34%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car316 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 1993.

Collisions
319th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1993

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 1993: 63, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5263116317
2ndA163956010
3rdB1397132004
4thA17112101
5thA113791002
6thA112181812
7thB119281002
8thB118372302
9thB13912200

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1993

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 113.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1993

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1993: 130.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1993, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years