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Boston road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2017, and 201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2016 (180), and casualties fell from 248.

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

Collisions in 2017
160
Down 11% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
201
Down 19% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2017

3.8% of collisions in Boston in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.8%
  • Serious3623%
  • Slight11874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.5%
  • Serious3919%
  • Slight15577%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2017 is highlighted, with 160, down 11% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 160
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (19%)
  • Tuesday20 (13%)
  • Wednesday25 (16%)
  • Thursday22 (14%)
  • Friday25 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (6.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (8.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (2.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (3.8%)
  • February7 (4.4%)
  • March15 (9.4%)
  • April6 (3.8%)
  • May16 (10%)
  • June15 (9.4%)
  • July13 (8.1%)
  • August11 (6.9%)
  • September17 (11%)
  • October23 (14%)
  • November20 (13%)
  • December11 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry122 (76%)
  • Wet or damp33 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph82 (51%)
  • 40 mph22 (14%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph49 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant123 (61%)
  • Pedestrian26 (13%)
  • Cyclist20 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (8%)
  • Van occupant8 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (4%)
  • 16 to 2024 (12%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3533 (16%)
  • 36 to 4528 (14%)
  • 46 to 5528 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (8%)
  • Over 7516 (8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (68%)
  • Passenger39 (19%)
  • Pedestrian26 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2017.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2017

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2017, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2017

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2017: 25, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52253116
2ndA16202403
3rdA17162723
4thB1397121503
5thA11377703
6thA112161211
7thB13912200
8thA181301
9thB11831100
10thB11841210
11thB11921100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2017

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 81.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2017

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2017: 88.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2017, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2017.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years