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Needham Crash Report
Police-reported motor-vehicle crashes in Needham over three complete years, drawn from the state's crash records. Totals, fatalities, bicyclist and pedestrian counts, and the city's most crash-prone roads.
Needham totals, 2022 to 2024. Fatal, bicyclist, and pedestrian figures count crashes in which at least one such outcome or road user was involved.
Where Needham ranks in Massachusetts
Rank among all 349 Massachusetts cities and towns in the crash record, 2022 to 2024. A lower number means more crashes of that type.
| Measure | Needham | Statewide rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total crashes | 1,546 | 80th of 349 |
| Fatal crashes | 4 | 87th of 349 |
| Bicyclist crashes | 32 | 33rd of 349 |
| Pedestrian crashes | 22 | 56th of 349 |
Reading the Needham numbers
Over 2022 to 2024, Needham recorded 1,546 police-reported crashes, of which 287 involved an injury and 4 were fatal. Its fatality rate works out to 2.6 fatal crashes per 1,000 crashes. Vulnerable road users account for a measurable share of the total: 32 crashes involved a bicyclist and 22 involved a pedestrian.
The single most crash-prone named road in the Needham record is Highland Ave, with 54 crashes in the most recent year of data. The full list of the city's highest-crash roads appears below.
Most crash-prone roads in Needham
Named roadways with the most crashes in Needham, most recent year of record. Road names are reproduced from the MassDOT records and lightly formatted for readability.
| # | Road | Crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland Ave | 54 |
| 2 | Great Plain Ave | 34 |
| 3 | Central Ave | 20 |
| 4 | Kendrick St | 14 |
| 5 | Chestnut St | 10 |
| 6 | Hillside Ave | 8 |
| 7 | Yankee Division Highway I-95 N | 8 |
| 8 | 2nd Ave | 7 |
What the fatality rate means
Needham's fatality rate is 2.6 fatal crashes for every 1,000 crashes on record. In plain terms, out of every 1,000 reported crashes in Needham, about 2.6 ended in a death. The rate lets you compare severity across cities of very different sizes, because it does not simply reward the city with the most traffic.
Source and data
Source: MassDOT IMPACT Crash Data Portal (Massachusetts RMV crash records), 2022 to 2024 data. Fatality context: NHTSA FARS. Analysis by Jim Glaser Law; not affiliated with or endorsed by MassDOT.
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