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Boston road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2021, and 204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2020 (130), and casualties rose from 165.

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

Collisions in 2021
158
Up 22% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
204
Up 24% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2021

0.6% of collisions in Boston in 2021 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3522%
  • Slight12277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3618%
  • Slight16681%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 158, up 22% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 158
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (11%)
  • Thursday27 (17%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (2.5%)
  • February4 (2.5%)
  • March6 (3.8%)
  • April13 (8.2%)
  • May19 (12%)
  • June20 (13%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August9 (5.7%)
  • September13 (8.2%)
  • October15 (9.5%)
  • November24 (15%)
  • December12 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other7 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (73%)
  • Wet or damp38 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph63 (40%)
  • 40 mph22 (14%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph65 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant123 (60%)
  • Cyclist22 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (10%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2016 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3537 (18%)
  • 36 to 4533 (16%)
  • 46 to 5530 (15%)
  • 56 to 6521 (10%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.4%)
  • Over 759 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (66%)
  • Passenger49 (24%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 2021.

Collisions
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
248th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2021

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2021, with 28 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2021

The A16 had the most collisions in Boston in 2021: 29, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16293805
2ndA52283907
3rdA17162115
4thB1397141903
5thA1137111203
6thA112171101
7thB11924802
8thB11831100
9thB13911200

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2021

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 63.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2021

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2021: 74.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2021.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years