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Boston road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2004, and 387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2003 (243), and casualties rose from 358.

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

Collisions in 2004
272
Up 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
387
Up 8% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2004

1.5% of collisions in Boston in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3212%
  • Slight23687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious389.8%
  • Slight34489%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 272, up 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.6%)
  • February18 (6.6%)
  • March23 (8.5%)
  • April14 (5.1%)
  • May13 (4.8%)
  • June17 (6.3%)
  • July33 (12%)
  • August18 (6.6%)
  • September27 (9.9%)
  • October25 (9.2%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December35 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (61%)
  • Wet or damp92 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph96 (35%)
  • 40 mph53 (19%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph115 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2071 (18%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4562 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.9%)
  • Over 7518 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (64%)
  • Passenger113 (29%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (77%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 2004.

Collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2004

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2004, with 45 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2004

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2004: 45, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52456908
2ndA16375415
3rdA17243811
4thB1397233312
5thA1121111402
6thB119281201
7thB11835900
8thB13915601
9thB118441301
10thA11373500
11thB11211100
12thB11911100
13thB13601100
14thB41100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2004

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 115.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2004

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2004: 143.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2004, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years