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Boston road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in Boston in 1999, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 1998 (298), and casualties fell from 418.

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

Collisions in 1999
221
Down 26% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
340
Down 19% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 1999

2.7% of collisions in Boston in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious3516%
  • Slight18081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious4313%
  • Slight29085%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 1999 is highlighted, with 221, down 26% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (12%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (9%)
  • February19 (8.6%)
  • March13 (5.9%)
  • April16 (7.2%)
  • May12 (5.4%)
  • June20 (9%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August14 (6.3%)
  • September17 (7.7%)
  • October18 (8.1%)
  • November22 (10%)
  • December28 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (65%)
  • Wet or damp69 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (36%)
  • 40 mph37 (17%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph100 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (84%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.8%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (69%)
  • Cyclist33 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2055 (16%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3564 (19%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5%)
  • Over 759 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (59%)
  • Passenger121 (36%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (8%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Boston

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Boston ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 1999.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 1999

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 1999: 41, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52417825
2ndA16345333
3rdA17214916
4thA1121101601
5thB1397101601
6thA11375500
7thB11835500
8thB11843302
9thB11923601
10thB13912300
11thA11041301
12thA61201
13thB11211100
14thB11651100
15thB12911100
16thB13921100
17thB64031100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 1999

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 90.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 1999

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 1999: 111.

Latest crashes in Boston in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years