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Boston road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 234 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2006, and 315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (242), and casualties fell from 336.

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

Collisions in 2006
234
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
315
Down 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2006

0.4% of collisions in Boston in 2006 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious198.1%
  • Slight21491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious237.3%
  • Slight29192%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2006 is highlighted, with 234, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (18%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday28 (12%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (11%)
  • February15 (6.4%)
  • March20 (8.5%)
  • April16 (6.8%)
  • May21 (9%)
  • June17 (7.3%)
  • July20 (8.5%)
  • August12 (5.1%)
  • September21 (9%)
  • October31 (13%)
  • November17 (7.3%)
  • December19 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (62%)
  • Wet or damp83 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (46%)
  • 40 mph30 (13%)
  • 60 mph96 (41%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (69%)
  • Cyclist40 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6%)
  • 16 to 2065 (21%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (15%)
  • 46 to 5524 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6%)
  • Over 7510 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (71%)
  • Passenger72 (23%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 311 of them in 2006.

Collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2006

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2006, with 50 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2006

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2006: 40, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52405813
2ndA16274002
3rdA17193602
4thB1397151603
5thA112161100
6thB11925600
7thB13914600
8thA11373300
9thB11843500
10thB13921100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2006

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 109.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2006

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2006: 126.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2006, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years