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Boston road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2019, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2018 (192), and casualties fell from 267.

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

Collisions in 2019
194
Up 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
262
Down 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2019

1.5% of collisions in Boston in 2019 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight16082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight22385%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2019 is highlighted, with 194, up 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.3%)
  • February22 (11%)
  • March12 (6.2%)
  • April15 (7.7%)
  • May15 (7.7%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July16 (8.2%)
  • August15 (7.7%)
  • September13 (6.7%)
  • October13 (6.7%)
  • November19 (9.8%)
  • December16 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (67%)
  • Wet or damp60 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (53%)
  • 40 mph29 (15%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph56 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (11%)
  • Roundabout15 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (61%)
  • Cyclist39 (15%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5%)
  • 16 to 2025 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3539 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (17%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.5%)
  • Over 7518 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider162 (62%)
  • Passenger68 (26%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (12%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2019.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2019

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2019, with 53 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2019

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2019: 34, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52345517
2ndA16314304
3rdA17132004
4thA1137101201
5thB139791113
6thB11925701
7thA14701
8thA11214802
9thB13912400

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2019

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 114.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2019

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2019: 122.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years