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Boston road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2002, and 402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2001 (256), and casualties rose from 390.

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

Collisions in 2002
275
Up 7% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
402
Up 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2002

0.7% of collisions in Boston in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4516%
  • Slight22883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight33483%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2002 is highlighted, with 275, up 7% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday67 (24%)
  • Saturday40 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.7%)
  • February22 (8%)
  • March21 (7.6%)
  • April13 (4.7%)
  • May21 (7.6%)
  • June17 (6.2%)
  • July24 (8.7%)
  • August12 (4.4%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November33 (12%)
  • December28 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Other10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (64%)
  • Wet or damp91 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (37%)
  • 40 mph55 (20%)
  • 60 mph119 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2074 (18%)
  • 21 to 2549 (12%)
  • 26 to 3584 (21%)
  • 36 to 4557 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider268 (67%)
  • Passenger106 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (74%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.8%)
  • Minibus7 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Boston ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2002.

Collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2002

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2002, with 52 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2002

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2002: 64, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5264105115
2ndA16334700
3rdA17223405
4thB1397192704
5thA112191503
6thB11926801
7thB11835600
8thB13914500
9thA11371100
10thB11841200

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2002

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 125.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2002

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2002: 145.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years