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Boston road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2023, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 32% on 2022 (165), and casualties rose from 221.

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

Collisions in 2023
218
Up 32% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
261
Up 18% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2023

1.4% of collisions in Boston in 2023 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2813%
  • Slight18786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3112%
  • Slight22787%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2023 is highlighted, with 218, up 32% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 218
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (19%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday29 (13%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.3%)
  • February25 (11%)
  • March20 (9.2%)
  • April15 (6.9%)
  • May13 (6%)
  • June12 (5.5%)
  • July18 (8.3%)
  • August11 (5%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October12 (5.5%)
  • November31 (14%)
  • December21 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight164 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (5%)
  • Not recorded17 (7.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (67%)
  • Wet or damp67 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (51%)
  • 40 mph39 (18%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph60 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (89%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (52%)
  • Cyclist47 (18%)
  • Pedestrian36 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (8%)
  • 16 to 2033 (13%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3552 (20%)
  • 36 to 4542 (16%)
  • 46 to 5527 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6.1%)
  • Over 7511 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (72%)
  • Passenger38 (15%)
  • Pedestrian36 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car276 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had the 168th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2023

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2023, with 47 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2023

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2023: 39, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52395626
2ndA16303501
3rdA17182612
4thB1397111103
5thA11379902
6thA11217801
7thB13915601
8thB11833401
9thB11923300
10thB11841100

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2023

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 109.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2023

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2023: 130.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years