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Boston road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2012, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2011 (244), and casualties rose from 344.

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

Collisions in 2012
247
Up 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
345
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2012

1.6% of collisions in Boston in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3113%
  • Slight21286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious339.6%
  • Slight30889%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 247, up 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday28 (11%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (20%)
  • Friday43 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.7%)
  • February22 (8.9%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April20 (8.1%)
  • May12 (4.9%)
  • June20 (8.1%)
  • July20 (8.1%)
  • August20 (8.1%)
  • September37 (15%)
  • October19 (7.7%)
  • November19 (7.7%)
  • December18 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds176 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (58%)
  • Wet or damp86 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph126 (51%)
  • 40 mph49 (20%)
  • 50 mph10 (4%)
  • 60 mph62 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (66%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)
  • Cyclist34 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2042 (12%)
  • 21 to 2545 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (19%)
  • 36 to 4560 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (66%)
  • Passenger81 (23%)
  • Pedestrian35 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2012.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2012

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2012, with 60 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2012

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2012: 56, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52568715
2ndA16324406
3rdB1397182604
4thA17102021
5thA11216900
6thA11376603
7thB13916801
8thB11924400
9thB11833400
10thB11843800

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2012

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 136.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2012

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2012: 148.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2012, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years