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Boston road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2007, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2006 (234), and casualties rose from 315.

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

Collisions in 2007
267
Up 14% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
348
Up 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2007

0.7% of collisions in Boston in 2007 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious228.2%
  • Slight24391%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious267.5%
  • Slight32092%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2007 is highlighted, with 267, up 14% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday48 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February19 (7.1%)
  • March27 (10%)
  • April11 (4.1%)
  • May16 (6%)
  • June25 (9.4%)
  • July16 (6%)
  • August23 (8.6%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October27 (10%)
  • November17 (6.4%)
  • December30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (63%)
  • Wet or damp83 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (49%)
  • 40 mph30 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph98 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (85%)
  • Roundabout22 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (62%)
  • Cyclist37 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2068 (20%)
  • 21 to 2538 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.7%)
  • Over 757 (2%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (70%)
  • Passenger73 (21%)
  • Pedestrian31 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.6%)
  • Minibus7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2007.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2007

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2007, with 56 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2007

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2007: 49, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52496504
2ndA16365005
3rdB1397192523
4thA17152602
5thA113791200
6thB118371001
7thB11927701
8thA11215701
9thB13914600
10thB11882201
11thB11841200

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2007

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 132.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2007

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2007: 151.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years