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Boston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,254 road traffic collisions in Boston from 1979 to 2025, and 6,288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 62 were fatal and 669 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 78 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (97).

Collisions since 1979
5,254
203rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
6,288
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
62
63 people killed
Serious collisions
669
732 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
78
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
92
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Boston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal621.2%
  • Serious66913%
  • Slight4,52386%

What the data shows

  • Boston had 874 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 1,234 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Boston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 971 children under 16 were killed or injured in Boston, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Boston.

Where Boston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
203rd
Most casualties
212th
Most fatal collisions
179th
Most serious collisions
266th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday781 (15%)
  • Tuesday718 (14%)
  • Wednesday811 (15%)
  • Thursday774 (15%)
  • Friday947 (18%)
  • Saturday739 (14%)
  • Sunday484 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,947 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,168 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown56 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,035 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway539 (10%)
  • Roundabout422 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road195 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded63 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph4,098 (78%)
  • 40 mph896 (17%)
  • 50 mph30 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph196 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph30 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,253 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds543 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds88 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist35 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other123 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded141 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,644 (42%)
  • Cyclist1,446 (23%)
  • Pedestrian1,116 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist882 (14%)
  • Van occupant70 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider15 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Boston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Boston peaked at 150 in 1979; 2025 had 78.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 78
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257892
202497108
2023109121
202282104
20216374
20207078
2019114138
201888104
20178188
201692105
2015109135
2014111146
2013139177
2012136176
2011128161
2010137178
2009123157
2008110127
2007132161
2006109131
2005124154
2004115133
2003120158
2002125151
2001112148
2000111143
199990113
1998125141
1997109139
1996106122
1995116138
1994106127
1993113139
199295108
199191102
1990110121
1989100113
1988135162
1987101107
198694102
1985102111
1984135157
1983145160
1982136166
1981144184
1980136158
1979150170

Map of recent crashes in Boston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Boston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Boston

The 24 most recent collisions in Boston happened between 26 September and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Boston

The A16 has the most collisions in Boston, 1,085 of 5,254 (21%), followed by the A52 (766).

Collisions in Boston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA161,0851,33225149
2ndA527669861087
3rdA1137348397549
4thB1397192261128
5thB1183107152215
6thA1121233304
7thB13915700
8thB11374400
9thB13603300

Council area for Boston

Boston is in Boston, where police recorded 10,894 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Boston accounts for 48% of them.

Postcode districts in Boston

Collisions in Boston were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by PE21 (5,238) and PE20 (16).