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Boston road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2024, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2023 (218), and casualties fell from 261.

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

Collisions in 2024
190
Down 13% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
243
Down 7% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2024

2.1% of collisions in Boston in 2024 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight15280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4719%
  • Slight19279%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2024 is highlighted, with 190, down 13% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 190
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday38 (20%)
  • Saturday15 (7.9%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.5%)
  • February13 (6.8%)
  • March14 (7.4%)
  • April17 (8.9%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June15 (7.9%)
  • July15 (7.9%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September18 (9.5%)
  • October12 (6.3%)
  • November16 (8.4%)
  • December12 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (77%)
  • Wet or damp42 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph98 (52%)
  • 40 mph32 (17%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph55 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (87%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Boston in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (12%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2032 (13%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3537 (15%)
  • 36 to 4537 (15%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (14%)
  • 66 to 7531 (13%)
  • Over 7511 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (68%)
  • Passenger48 (20%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (74%)
  • Motorcycle33 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 2024.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2024

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2024, with 40 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2024

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2024: 42, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52424906
2ndA16223715
3rdB1397161903
4thA17142003
5thA1121112112
6thA11374400
7thB11923602
8thB13913300
9thB11832311

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2024

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 97.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2024

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2024: 112.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2024.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years