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Boston road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 264 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1995, and 358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1994 (244), and casualties rose from 341.

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

Collisions in 1995
264
Up 8% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
358
Up 5% on 1994
Fatal collisions
9
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1995

3.4% of collisions in Boston in 1995 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.4%
  • Serious4216%
  • Slight21381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight30084%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1995 is highlighted, with 264, up 8% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday43 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8%)
  • February12 (4.5%)
  • March25 (9.5%)
  • April24 (9.1%)
  • May16 (6.1%)
  • June24 (9.1%)
  • July17 (6.4%)
  • August21 (8%)
  • September25 (9.5%)
  • October28 (11%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December23 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (70%)
  • Wet or damp73 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph114 (43%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph124 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (60%)
  • Cyclist53 (15%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2079 (22%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (18%)
  • 36 to 4540 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (65%)
  • Passenger90 (25%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (11%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 1995.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1995

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 1995: 70, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5270102414
2ndA17305535
3rdA16293721
4thB1397101101
5thB118391001
6thA11377800
7thA11213602
8thA1532600
9thB11842200
10thB11922200
11thA1511101
12thA1551200

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1995

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 116.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1995

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1995: 144.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years