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Boston road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1994, and 341 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1993 (250), and casualties fell from 391.

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

Collisions in 1994
244
Down 2% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
341
Down 13% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1994

3.3% of collisions in Boston in 1994 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.3%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight19580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious5616%
  • Slight27681%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1994 is highlighted, with 244, down 2% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday31 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday53 (22%)
  • Saturday28 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (14%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.6%)
  • February16 (6.6%)
  • March25 (10%)
  • April18 (7.4%)
  • May12 (4.9%)
  • June16 (6.6%)
  • July23 (9.4%)
  • August14 (5.7%)
  • September19 (7.8%)
  • October21 (8.6%)
  • November30 (12%)
  • December29 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry156 (64%)
  • Wet or damp83 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (36%)
  • 40 mph35 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph119 (49%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (84%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant207 (61%)
  • Cyclist42 (12%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2063 (18%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3559 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5%)
  • Over 7516 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (58%)
  • Passenger106 (31%)
  • Pedestrian38 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.3%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 1994.

Collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
314th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1994

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 1994: 56, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525689013
2ndA16374614
3rdA17233204
4thB1397182213
5thA11378810
6thA112171421
7thB11836702
8thB11925702
9thB13914701
10thA10371200
11thA151100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1994

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 106.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1994

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1994: 128.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1994, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1994.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years