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Boston road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2008, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2007 (267), and casualties fell from 348.

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

Collisions in 2008
218
Down 18% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
295
Down 15% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2008

1.8% of collisions in Boston in 2008 were fatal and 7.8% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious177.8%
  • Slight19790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious186.1%
  • Slight27393%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2008 is highlighted, with 218, down 18% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday32 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.9%)
  • February21 (9.6%)
  • March20 (9.2%)
  • April17 (7.8%)
  • May19 (8.7%)
  • June16 (7.3%)
  • July25 (11%)
  • August11 (5%)
  • September20 (9.2%)
  • October20 (9.2%)
  • November15 (6.9%)
  • December19 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other12 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (60%)
  • Wet or damp75 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (45%)
  • 40 mph35 (16%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph74 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (69%)
  • Cyclist27 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2052 (18%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3541 (14%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.7%)
  • Over 7514 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (64%)
  • Passenger80 (27%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.8%)
  • Minibus10 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 2008.

Collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2008

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2008, with 55 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2008

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2008: 49, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52496504
2ndA16283823
3rdB1397131702
4thB1192112300
5thA1791711
6thA11375600
7thB13914810
8thA11213500
9thB11833401
10thB11843501
11thB11972200

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2008

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 110.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2008

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2008: 127.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2008, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years