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Boston road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2018, and 267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2017 (160), and casualties rose from 201.

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

Collisions in 2018
192
Up 20% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
267
Up 33% on 2017
Fatal collisions
13
6.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2018

6.8% of collisions in Boston in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal136.8%
  • Serious3920%
  • Slight14073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal145.2%
  • Serious5420%
  • Slight19975%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2018 is highlighted, with 192, up 20% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday36 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday16 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.9%)
  • February8 (4.2%)
  • March15 (7.8%)
  • April16 (8.3%)
  • May10 (5.2%)
  • June21 (11%)
  • July23 (12%)
  • August14 (7.3%)
  • September15 (7.8%)
  • October13 (6.8%)
  • November23 (12%)
  • December17 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (70%)
  • Wet or damp54 (28%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (45%)
  • 40 mph27 (14%)
  • 50 mph12 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph67 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (66%)
  • Pedestrian39 (15%)
  • Cyclist22 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2022 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (18%)
  • 36 to 4546 (17%)
  • 46 to 5528 (10%)
  • 56 to 6521 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.2%)
  • Over 7523 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (61%)
  • Passenger65 (24%)
  • Pedestrian39 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle13 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2018.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2018

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2018, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2018

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2018: 39, including 6 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52396267
2ndA16314811
3rdB1397152125
4thA17111912
5thA1137101103
6thA11216721
7thB11926704
8thB11834401
9thB13913402
10thA11391100
11thA571201

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2018

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 88.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2018

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2018: 98.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2018, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years