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Boston road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 213 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2009, and 306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2008 (218), and casualties rose from 295.

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

Collisions in 2009
213
Down 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
306
Up 4% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2009

1.9% of collisions in Boston in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight17783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight26787%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 213, down 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (17%)
  • Tuesday19 (8.9%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday36 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (17%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.9%)
  • February20 (9.4%)
  • March16 (7.5%)
  • April18 (8.5%)
  • May19 (8.9%)
  • June17 (8%)
  • July21 (9.9%)
  • August18 (8.5%)
  • September14 (6.6%)
  • October13 (6.1%)
  • November21 (9.9%)
  • December17 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (63%)
  • Wet or damp62 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (49%)
  • 40 mph35 (16%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph62 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (83%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (63%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)
  • Cyclist31 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2050 (16%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3569 (23%)
  • 36 to 4552 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.9%)
  • Over 7510 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (61%)
  • Passenger86 (28%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car272 (72%)
  • Motorcycle33 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.9%)
  • Minibus6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2009.

Collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2009

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2009, with 59 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2009

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2009: 42, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52426613
2ndA16284003
3rdA17163604
4thB1397141701
5thA1137121313
6thA11216921
7thB11833301
8thB11923301
9thA141100
10thA151100
11thB11841200
12thB11911401
13thB11971200
14thB13911100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2009

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 123.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2009

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2009: 133.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years