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Boston Spa road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in Boston Spa, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 55 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
282
1,615th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
357
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
55
61 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Boston Spa

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious5520%
  • Slight22479%

What the data shows

  • Boston Spa had 25 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 37 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Boston Spa were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 86 children under 16 were killed or injured in Boston Spa, 24% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Boston Spa.

Where Boston Spa ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,615th
Most casualties
1,623rd
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,641st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday54 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph261 (93%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph12 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant145 (41%)
  • Pedestrian85 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (18%)
  • Cyclist37 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Boston Spa road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Boston Spa, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Boston Spa peaked at 18 in 1980; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202328
202222
202133
202011
201944
201800
201756
201655
201523
201422
201334
201245
201144
201044
200988
200822
200777
200612
200533
2004810
20031112
200244
2001710
200079
199988
1998627
199778
199644
1995610
1994910
199336
199233
19911217
1990710
198977
198845
198777
1986912
19851112
19841617
19831011
19821517
19811112
19801826
197977

Map of recent crashes in Boston Spa

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Boston Spa

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Boston Spa

The 24 most recent collisions in Boston Spa happened between 16 February 2016 and 1 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Boston Spa

Of the 282 collisions in Boston Spa, 143 were on the A659.

Collisions in Boston Spa on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA659143178126

Council areas covering Boston Spa

Collisions in Boston Spa were recorded in 2 council areas. Leeds has 274 of 282 (97%).

Collisions in Boston Spa by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeeds274345251
2ndNorth Yorkshire81214

Postcode district for Boston Spa

All 282 collisions in Boston Spa were in the LS23 postcode district.