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Boston road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2014, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2013 (239), and casualties fell from 336.

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

Collisions in 2014
205
Down 14% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
288
Down 14% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2014

1.5% of collisions in Boston in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight17083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3412%
  • Slight25187%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 205, down 14% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (18%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday20 (9.8%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.3%)
  • February12 (5.9%)
  • March21 (10%)
  • April16 (7.8%)
  • May13 (6.3%)
  • June17 (8.3%)
  • July13 (6.3%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September13 (6.3%)
  • October25 (12%)
  • November16 (7.8%)
  • December23 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other8 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (71%)
  • Wet or damp49 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (51%)
  • 40 mph35 (17%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph58 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (82%)
  • Roundabout21 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (64%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)
  • Cyclist31 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2048 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (17%)
  • 26 to 3543 (15%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (60%)
  • Passenger79 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car265 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Boston ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2014.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2014

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2014, with 49 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2014

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2014: 31, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52314505
2ndA16294005
3rdB1397151800
4thA17143313
5thA113791600
6thB13915602
7thA11214500
8thB11923611
9thB11832200

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2014

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 111.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2014

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2014: 123.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2014, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years