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PE21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,037 road traffic collisions in the PE21 postcode district, Boston, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 86 were fatal and 826 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 94 collisions, down 16% on 2024 (112).

Collisions since 1979
6,037
318th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,414
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
86
89 people killed
Serious collisions
826
941 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
94
Down 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
110
Down 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for PE21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal861.4%
  • Serious82614%
  • Slight5,12585%

What the data shows

  • PE21 had 995 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 1,384 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in PE21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,086 children under 16 were killed or injured in PE21, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in PE21.

Where PE21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
318th
Most casualties
414th
Most fatal collisions
429th
Most serious collisions
683rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday893 (15%)
  • Tuesday831 (14%)
  • Wednesday951 (16%)
  • Thursday872 (14%)
  • Friday1,074 (18%)
  • Saturday843 (14%)
  • Sunday573 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,515 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,251 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting187 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown62 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,781 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway557 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout436 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road198 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded65 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,259 (71%)
  • 40 mph1,003 (17%)
  • 50 mph59 (1%)
  • 60 mph617 (10%)
  • 70 mph95 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,869 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds624 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds108 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist45 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other152 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded153 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,423 (46%)
  • Cyclist1,530 (21%)
  • Pedestrian1,158 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist1,024 (14%)
  • Van occupant100 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant43 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

PE21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in PE21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in PE21 peaked at 169 in 1983; 2025 had 94.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 94
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202594110
2024112132
2023130144
202294118
20217493
20207786
2019122151
201898117
20178897
2016106125
2015118148
2014123165
2013161212
2012148193
2011143183
2010154200
2009133171
2008127151
2007151185
2006126152
2005131167
2004143175
2003136180
2002145188
2001133182
2000130169
1999111144
1998153185
1997137178
1996127152
1995144176
1994128161
1993130162
1992116139
1991103120
1990130147
1989115136
1988147178
1987119135
1986114131
1985118133
1984148174
1983169194
1982149185
1981162216
1980152180
1979168194

Map of recent crashes in PE21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in PE21

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in PE21

The 24 most recent collisions in PE21 happened between 13 October and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in PE21

The A16 has the most collisions in PE21, 1,207 of 6,037 (20%), followed by the A52 (902).

Collisions in PE21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA161,2071,52825183
2ndA529021,19516116
3rdA1137361411649
4thB1397200272230
5thB1183156225225
6thA112177125612
7thB13915700
8thB11374400
9thB13603300

Council areas covering PE21

Collisions in PE21 were recorded in 2 council areas. Boston has 6,033 of 6,037 (99.9%).

Collisions in PE21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBoston6,0337,41084826
2ndEast Lindsey4420

Town in PE21

Of the 6,037 collisions in PE21, 5,238 (87%) were in Boston.