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Boston road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1998, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1997 (269), and casualties fell from 439.

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

Collisions in 1998
298
Up 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
418
Down 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1998

2% of collisions in Boston in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight25285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious5613%
  • Slight35685%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 298, up 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday58 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.7%)
  • February16 (5.4%)
  • March20 (6.7%)
  • April26 (8.7%)
  • May24 (8.1%)
  • June27 (9.1%)
  • July28 (9.4%)
  • August21 (7%)
  • September24 (8.1%)
  • October22 (7.4%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December25 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (58%)
  • Wet or damp112 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (39%)
  • 40 mph52 (17%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph127 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (86%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (61%)
  • Cyclist60 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.2%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1543 (10%)
  • 16 to 2095 (23%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3562 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (7.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (62%)
  • Passenger129 (31%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car366 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (12%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.6%)
  • Minibus8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1998

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1998 in Boston

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  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Boston ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 306 of them in 1998.

Collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1998

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 1998: 66, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5266106112
2ndA16354523
3rdA17275426
4thB1397182102
5thA1121121601
6thA11378801
7thB119251500
8thB11834602
9thB11844402
10thB13912200
11thA151100
12thA61100
13thB13961100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1998

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 125.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1998

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1998: 153.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years