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PE20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,397 road traffic collisions in the PE20 postcode district, Boston, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 116 were fatal and 717 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 62 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (67).

Collisions since 1979
3,397
1,135th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,304
1.56 per collision
Fatal collisions
116
134 people killed
Serious collisions
717
924 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
62
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
82
Down 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1163.4%
  • Serious71721%
  • Slight2,56475%

What the data shows

  • PE20 had 620 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 682 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in PE20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 411 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE20, 7.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in PE20.

Where PE20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,135th
Most casualties
896th
Most fatal collisions
193rd
Most serious collisions
925th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday490 (14%)
  • Tuesday465 (14%)
  • Wednesday448 (13%)
  • Thursday462 (14%)
  • Friday615 (18%)
  • Saturday499 (15%)
  • Sunday418 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,467 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting497 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit384 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,156 (93%)
  • Roundabout160 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph451 (13%)
  • 40 mph271 (8%)
  • 50 mph96 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph2,326 (68%)
  • 70 mph251 (7.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,573 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds373 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds104 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist95 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other119 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded45 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,868 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist469 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist202 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant193 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)164 (3.1%)
  • Pedestrian151 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant123 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE20 peaked at 97 in 1998; 2025 had 62.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256282
202467101
202377100
20225680
202170103
20204466
20196196
201874114
20175681
20165384
201567106
20146394
20135792
201270102
201179118
201067101
20095995
20085798
200791133
200672109
200575100
200493135
200376131
200294145
200191137
200090143
199978140
199897164
199784176
199679125
199567102
199480121
199379137
199272130
19916091
199090145
198982137
198883127
198773116
19866686
198586132
198463100
19835579
198271109
198163114
198085127
197963100

Map of recent crashes in PE20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE20

The 24 most recent collisions in PE20 happened between 23 August and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE20

The A17 has the most collisions in PE20, 911 of 3,397 (27%), followed by the A16 (580).

Collisions in PE20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA179111,57241205
2ndA1658092519123
3rdA524056411996
4thB1397280371952
5thB1192225335654
6thA11212224131746
7thB1391126183122
8thA156701
9thA15351202
10thA14701
11thB11914701
12thB11973500

Council areas covering PE20

Collisions in PE20 were recorded in 3 council areas. Boston has 3,270 of 3,397 (96%).

Collisions in PE20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBoston3,2705,084109700
2ndNorth Kesteven115199614
3rdSouth Holland122113

Towns in PE20

Collisions in PE20 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Kirton, Boston (371) and Swineshead (113).