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Boston road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2005, and 336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2004 (272), and casualties fell from 387.

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

Collisions in 2005
242
Down 11% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
336
Down 13% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2005

2.1% of collisions in Boston in 2005 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious208.3%
  • Slight21790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious267.7%
  • Slight30591%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 242, down 11% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (19%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9.1%)
  • February23 (9.5%)
  • March16 (6.6%)
  • April21 (8.7%)
  • May21 (8.7%)
  • June17 (7%)
  • July13 (5.4%)
  • August17 (7%)
  • September22 (9.1%)
  • October11 (4.5%)
  • November31 (13%)
  • December28 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (64%)
  • Wet or damp77 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (43%)
  • 40 mph33 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph101 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (65%)
  • Cyclist38 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2058 (17%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (20%)
  • 36 to 4542 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.4%)
  • Over 7511 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (67%)
  • Passenger87 (26%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car311 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2005.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2005

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2005, with 50 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2005

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2005: 54, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52549214
2ndA16324213
3rdA17162003
4thB1397131812
5thA112161200
6thB11926701
7thB11844801
8thA11373302
9thB11833400
10thB11211100
11thB13911100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2005

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 124.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2005

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2005: 131.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2005.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years