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Boston road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2022, and 221 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2021 (158), and casualties rose from 204.

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

Collisions in 2022
165
Up 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
221
Up 8% on 2021
Fatal collisions
6
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2022

3.6% of collisions in Boston in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.6%
  • Serious3823%
  • Slight12173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious4822%
  • Slight16675%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 165, up 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 165
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (12%)
  • Tuesday14 (8.5%)
  • Wednesday27 (16%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday37 (22%)
  • Saturday23 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (12%)
  • February10 (6.1%)
  • March19 (12%)
  • April10 (6.1%)
  • May16 (9.7%)
  • June12 (7.3%)
  • July7 (4.2%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September16 (9.7%)
  • October13 (7.9%)
  • November10 (6.1%)
  • December16 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds142 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (75%)
  • Wet or damp38 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph78 (47%)
  • 40 mph31 (19%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph49 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (64%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2033 (15%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3539 (18%)
  • 36 to 4532 (14%)
  • 46 to 5524 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.3%)
  • Over 759 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (61%)
  • Passenger59 (27%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car228 (75%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2022.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2022

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2022, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2022

The A16 had the most collisions in Boston in 2022: 38, including 4 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16384848
2ndA52213305
3rdA17121614
4thA112191201
5thA11379901
6thB119271002
7thB139771014
8thB13913501
9thB11842201
10thB11831100
11thB1391100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2022

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 82.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2022

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2022: 94.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2022.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years