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Boston road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1996, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1995 (264), and casualties rose from 358.

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

Collisions in 1996
250
Down 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
373
Up 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1996

1.6% of collisions in Boston in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight21285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight32687%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1996 is highlighted, with 250, down 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (17%)
  • Tuesday36 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (11%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday44 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (18%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.6%)
  • February20 (8%)
  • March18 (7.2%)
  • April17 (6.8%)
  • May21 (8.4%)
  • June22 (8.8%)
  • July12 (4.8%)
  • August16 (6.4%)
  • September19 (7.6%)
  • October30 (12%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (63%)
  • Wet or damp78 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (36%)
  • 40 mph34 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph126 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (86%)
  • Roundabout26 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (61%)
  • Cyclist50 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2067 (18%)
  • 21 to 2555 (15%)
  • 26 to 3573 (20%)
  • 36 to 4532 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5530 (8%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (60%)
  • Passenger125 (34%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car324 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (11%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1996.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1996

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 1996: 61, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52619428
2ndA16313906
3rdA17224108
4thA1121142200
5thA1137141500
6thB1397141711
7thB11843611
8thB13913400
9thB11832200
10thA1511100
11thA5211101
12thB11821100
13thB11921100
14thB15171101

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1996

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 106.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1996

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1996: 127.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years