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Boston road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2020, and 165 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 33% on 2019 (194), and casualties fell from 262.

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

Collisions in 2020
130
Down 33% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
165
Down 37% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2020

3.8% of collisions in Boston in 2020 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.8%
  • Serious2922%
  • Slight9674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious3521%
  • Slight12576%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2020 is highlighted, with 130, down 33% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 130
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (16%)
  • Tuesday13 (10%)
  • Wednesday23 (18%)
  • Thursday24 (18%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday16 (12%)
  • Sunday10 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (6.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (7.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (12%)
  • February11 (8.5%)
  • March8 (6.2%)
  • April3 (2.3%)
  • May9 (6.9%)
  • June10 (7.7%)
  • July9 (6.9%)
  • August11 (8.5%)
  • September8 (6.2%)
  • October14 (11%)
  • November16 (12%)
  • December15 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (6.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry87 (67%)
  • Wet or damp38 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (48%)
  • 40 mph19 (15%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph43 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant81 (49%)
  • Pedestrian24 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (12%)
  • Cyclist19 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2025 (15%)
  • 21 to 2519 (12%)
  • 26 to 3524 (15%)
  • 36 to 4525 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (16%)
  • 56 to 6520 (12%)
  • 66 to 755 (3%)
  • Over 752 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (64%)
  • Passenger35 (21%)
  • Pedestrian24 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car154 (65%)
  • Motorcycle21 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2020.

Collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2020

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2020, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2020

The A16 had the most collisions in Boston in 2020: 20, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16202513
2ndA52192304
3rdA17121622
4thA112171321
5thA11377701
6thB13977802
7thB11832201
8thB11922200
9thB13912400
10thA11200
11thB11111100
12thB13571100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2020

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 70.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2020

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2020: 77.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2020, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years