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Boston road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1997, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (250), and casualties rose from 373.

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

Collisions in 1997
269
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
439
Up 18% on 1996
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1997

0.4% of collisions in Boston in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight23788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious4510%
  • Slight39390%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 269, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (11%)
  • Wednesday51 (19%)
  • Thursday30 (11%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (11%)
  • February15 (5.6%)
  • March15 (5.6%)
  • April20 (7.4%)
  • May17 (6.3%)
  • June25 (9.3%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August21 (7.8%)
  • September23 (8.6%)
  • October22 (8.2%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December25 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fog or mist16 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (4.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (60%)
  • Wet or damp96 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph97 (36%)
  • 40 mph36 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph135 (50%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (86%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (52%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (12%)
  • Cyclist52 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.8%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2092 (21%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (18%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.5%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (55%)
  • Passenger167 (38%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (11%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.4%)
  • Minibus16 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 1997.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1997

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 1997: 65, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA526511107
2ndA16356012
3rdA17325609
4thB1397142503
5thA112195301
6thA11378900
7thB11922200
8thB13912201
9thA10371100
10thA1511100
11thA1531201
12thB11831200
13thB11841100
14thB13571201

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1997

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 109.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1997

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1997: 136.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years