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Boston road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2000, and 365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1999 (221), and casualties rose from 340.

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

Collisions in 2000
258
Up 17% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
365
Up 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2000

0.4% of collisions in Boston in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3514%
  • Slight22286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight32188%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2000 is highlighted, with 258, up 17% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (18%)
  • Tuesday28 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday50 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.1%)
  • February10 (3.9%)
  • March17 (6.6%)
  • April24 (9.3%)
  • May26 (10%)
  • June15 (5.8%)
  • July16 (6.2%)
  • August25 (9.7%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November30 (12%)
  • December22 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (64%)
  • Wet or damp85 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph106 (41%)
  • 40 mph43 (17%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph106 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (85%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (65%)
  • Cyclist35 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2060 (16%)
  • 21 to 2539 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (21%)
  • 36 to 4554 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6%)
  • Over 7515 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (60%)
  • Passenger114 (31%)
  • Pedestrian32 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (70%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.3%)
  • Minibus7 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 2000.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2000

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2000: 48, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52487708
2ndA16354903
3rdA17254504
4thB1397141602
5thB118381601
6thA112171101
7thB11925900
8thB13914501
9thA11373300
10thA152200
11thA1532501
12thA10311200
13thA181100
14thA6311100
15thB11841100
16thB11891100
17thB11911100
18thB13941100
19thB13961100
20thB15171101

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2000

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 111.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2000

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2000: 130.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2000, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years