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Boston road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2010, and 337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2009 (213), and casualties rose from 306.

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

Collisions in 2010
248
Up 16% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
337
Up 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Boston in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious2912%
  • Slight21788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious308.9%
  • Slight30591%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 248, up 16% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (11%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (18%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.9%)
  • February19 (7.7%)
  • March22 (8.9%)
  • April14 (5.6%)
  • May24 (9.7%)
  • June20 (8.1%)
  • July15 (6%)
  • August22 (8.9%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November24 (9.7%)
  • December15 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Other14 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (64%)
  • Wet or damp62 (25%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.6%)
  • Snow9 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph123 (50%)
  • 40 mph39 (16%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph75 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (79%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (72%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2060 (18%)
  • 21 to 2543 (13%)
  • 26 to 3565 (19%)
  • 36 to 4553 (16%)
  • 46 to 5525 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.5%)
  • Over 7515 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider204 (61%)
  • Passenger97 (29%)
  • Pedestrian36 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car353 (79%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2010.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2010

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2010, with 49 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2010

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2010: 46, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52465907
2ndA16456604
3rdA17162512
4thA1137101301
5thB1397101401
6thA112161111
7thB139161200
8thB11834801
9thB11843500
10thB11923401

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2010

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 137.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2010

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2010: 154.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years