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Boston road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2016, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2015 (205), and casualties fell from 279.

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

Collisions in 2016
180
Down 12% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
248
Down 11% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2016

3.3% of collisions in Boston in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.3%
  • Serious2916%
  • Slight14581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight20984%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 180, down 12% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (16%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (19%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday17 (9.4%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.6%)
  • February15 (8.3%)
  • March15 (8.3%)
  • April11 (6.1%)
  • May14 (7.8%)
  • June9 (5%)
  • July14 (7.8%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September17 (9.4%)
  • October17 (9.4%)
  • November23 (13%)
  • December17 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (6.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (70%)
  • Wet or damp47 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph92 (51%)
  • 40 mph23 (13%)
  • 50 mph9 (5%)
  • 60 mph56 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (62%)
  • Cyclist28 (11%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2027 (11%)
  • 21 to 2535 (14%)
  • 26 to 3550 (20%)
  • 36 to 4528 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.5%)
  • Over 7510 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (64%)
  • Passenger65 (26%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2016.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2016

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2016, with 49 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2016

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2016: 37, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52376102
2ndA16294404
3rdA1137101101
4thA1791011
5thB139781203
6thB13915801
7thB11843301
8thB11922400
9thA151201
10thB11831110

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2016

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 92.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2016

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2016: 106.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years