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Boston road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2001, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2000 (258), and casualties rose from 365.

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

Collisions in 2001
256
Down 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
390
Up 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2001

3.1% of collisions in Boston in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious2811%
  • Slight22086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious4111%
  • Slight34187%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 256, down 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (18%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday49 (19%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (10%)
  • February22 (8.6%)
  • March28 (11%)
  • April17 (6.6%)
  • May19 (7.4%)
  • June14 (5.5%)
  • July24 (9.4%)
  • August18 (7%)
  • September20 (7.8%)
  • October22 (8.6%)
  • November25 (9.8%)
  • December21 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (62%)
  • Wet or damp77 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.9%)
  • Mud6 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (36%)
  • 40 mph62 (24%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph98 (38%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (9%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (67%)
  • Cyclist38 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (11%)
  • 16 to 2082 (21%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3573 (19%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (59%)
  • Passenger132 (34%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (6%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.8%)
  • Minibus6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Boston

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Boston ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2001.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2001

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2001, with 51 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2001

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2001: 60, including 4 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA526011244
2ndA16376204
3rdA17234017
4thB1397162202
5thB11929921
6thA11217900
7thB11834802
8thA11371200
9thA1521101
10thA1531101
11thB11841201

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2001

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 112.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2001

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2001: 133.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2001, 3 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2001.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years