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Boston road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2015, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014, and casualties fell from 288.

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

Collisions in 2015
205
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
279
Down 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2015

1.5% of collisions in Boston in 2015 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious199.3%
  • Slight18389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious238.2%
  • Slight25391%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 205, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (19%)
  • Thursday34 (17%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.3%)
  • February21 (10%)
  • March9 (4.4%)
  • April14 (6.8%)
  • May23 (11%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July19 (9.3%)
  • August14 (6.8%)
  • September22 (11%)
  • October14 (6.8%)
  • November16 (7.8%)
  • December19 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (10%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded11 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (66%)
  • Wet or damp57 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (52%)
  • 40 mph25 (12%)
  • 50 mph14 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph59 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (86%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (63%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)
  • Cyclist31 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2032 (11%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3554 (19%)
  • 36 to 4544 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (16%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (65%)
  • Passenger64 (23%)
  • Pedestrian33 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.9%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2015.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2015

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2015, with 58 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2015

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2015: 33, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52335022
2ndA16324803
3rdA17162515
4thB1397122102
5thA113781000
6thB11835700
7thA11213300
8thB11923401
9thB13912300

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2015

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 109.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2015

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2015: 118.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years