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Boston road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2013, and 336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2012 (247), and casualties fell from 345.

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

Collisions in 2013
239
Down 3% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
336
Down 3% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Boston in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight20385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight29287%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2013 is highlighted, with 239, down 3% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (18%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (10%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.4%)
  • February14 (5.9%)
  • March15 (6.3%)
  • April21 (8.8%)
  • May17 (7.1%)
  • June15 (6.3%)
  • July29 (12%)
  • August21 (8.8%)
  • September14 (5.9%)
  • October14 (5.9%)
  • November34 (14%)
  • December25 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (60%)
  • Wet or damp78 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph124 (52%)
  • 40 mph48 (20%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph60 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (65%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)
  • Cyclist34 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2057 (17%)
  • 21 to 2543 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.7%)
  • Over 758 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (60%)
  • Passenger92 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2013.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2013

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2013, with 73 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2013

The A16 had the most collisions in Boston in 2013: 48, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA164876010
2ndA52375622
3rdB1397151803
4thA1792002
5thA113781301
6thA112171202
7thB11833401
8thB11923300
9thB13913400
10thB11842400

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2013

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 139.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2013

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2013: 160.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years