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Boston road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Boston in 2025, and 223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2024 (190), and casualties fell from 243.

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

Collisions in 2025
178
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
223
Down 8% on 2024
Fatal collisions
8
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Boston in 2025

4.5% of collisions in Boston in 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 17% in Boston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.5%
  • Serious3419%
  • Slight13676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal94%
  • Serious3516%
  • Slight17980%

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 298 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 178, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 178
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (10%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (5.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9%)
  • February15 (8.4%)
  • March12 (6.7%)
  • April21 (12%)
  • May9 (5.1%)
  • June15 (8.4%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August9 (5.1%)
  • September12 (6.7%)
  • October15 (8.4%)
  • November10 (5.6%)
  • December26 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (70%)
  • Wet or damp50 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph87 (49%)
  • 40 mph22 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph63 (35%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (85%)
  • Roundabout18 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.9%)
  • 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 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (63%)
  • Pedestrian25 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (10%)
  • Cyclist22 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2017 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2524 (11%)
  • 26 to 3538 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (18%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7.2%)
  • Over 759 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (70%)
  • Passenger43 (19%)
  • Pedestrian25 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (72%)
  • Motorcycle25 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Boston in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Boston had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2025.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Boston in 2025

Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Boston in 2025, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Boston with the most crashes in 2025

The A52 had the most collisions in Boston in 2025: 32, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Boston, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52324224
2ndA16273323
3rdA17162314
4thA1137141613
5thB1397111502
6thB11924402
7thB11843401
8thB13913801
9thA11212320
10thB11831300

Towns in Boston: crashes in 2025

Boston itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 78.

Postcode districts in Boston: crashes in 2025

PE21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Boston in 2025: 94.

Latest crashes in Boston in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Boston in 2025, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Boston road accidents in other years