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Boston road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2003, and 358 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2002 (275), and casualties fell from 402.

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

Collisions in 2003
243
Down 12% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
358
Down 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2003

1.6% of collisions in Boston in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3012%
  • Slight20986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4111%
  • Slight31387%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 243, down 12% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday43 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.2%)
  • February18 (7.4%)
  • March17 (7%)
  • April27 (11%)
  • May26 (11%)
  • June18 (7.4%)
  • July18 (7.4%)
  • August19 (7.8%)
  • September21 (8.6%)
  • October22 (9.1%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December12 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (71%)
  • Wet or damp53 (22%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.1%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (39%)
  • 40 mph54 (22%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph89 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (86%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant254 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (7%)
  • 16 to 2054 (15%)
  • 21 to 2534 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3573 (20%)
  • 36 to 4551 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.4%)
  • Over 7511 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (63%)
  • Passenger105 (29%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (76%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2003.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2003

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2003, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2003

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2003: 51, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52518836
2ndA16284403
3rdB1397213313
4thA17133102
5thB1192111604
6thA11216600
7thA11376601
8thB11836700
9thB13913300
10thB11842600
11thB11211100
12thB11971200
13thB13471100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2003

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 120.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2003

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2003: 136.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2003.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years