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Boston road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2011, and 344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2010 (248), and casualties rose from 337.

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

Collisions in 2011
244
Down 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
344
Up 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2011

1.2% of collisions in Boston in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3012%
  • Slight21186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious308.7%
  • Slight31190%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2011 is highlighted, with 244, down 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday36 (15%)
  • Thursday25 (10%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.1%)
  • February18 (7.4%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April16 (6.6%)
  • May20 (8.2%)
  • June10 (4.1%)
  • July31 (13%)
  • August23 (9.4%)
  • September15 (6.1%)
  • October21 (8.6%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December21 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (4.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other9 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (68%)
  • Wet or damp67 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph116 (48%)
  • 40 mph36 (15%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph82 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (68%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)
  • Cyclist33 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (8.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2052 (15%)
  • 21 to 2537 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (16%)
  • 36 to 4558 (17%)
  • 46 to 5536 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.2%)
  • Over 7513 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (64%)
  • Passenger87 (25%)
  • Pedestrian36 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2011.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2011

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2011, with 51 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2011

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2011: 43, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52436915
2ndA16274113
3rdB1397243302
4thA17122102
5thB1192111402
6thA112191612
7thA11377702
8thB11833500
9thB11842300
10thB13912200

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2011

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 128.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2011

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2011: 143.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years