Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

511 CRASHES IN
WESTFORD, MA
2025

All metrics benchmarked against2024

In 2025, Westford recorded 511 total crashes, a 14.6% increase from the 446 crashes reported in 2024. While the overall number of collisions rose, the number of traffic fatalities decreased from 3 in the prior year to 1 in the current year. The most significant trend was the overall increase in crash volume.

511

14.6%was 446

Total Crash Events

1

-66.7%was 3

Persons Killed

86

21.1%was 71

Persons Injured

26

4.0%was 25

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (1) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (1) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities. 15 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Crash data for Westford shows an upward trend in collision frequency year-over-year. Total crashes increased by 14.6% from 446 to 511, and total injuries rose by 21.1% from 71 to 86. In contrast, traffic fatalities declined from 3 in the prior year to 1 in the current period.

26

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2025

4.0% vs prior (25)

The total count of hit-and-run crashes remained stable, with 26 incidents in the current period compared to 25 in the prior period. As a result of the increase in total collisions, the hit-and-run rate decreased slightly. These incidents accounted for 5.1% of all crashes in the current year, down from 5.6% in the previous year.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Cyclists Killed

Prior: 0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 3-100.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 2-50.0%

0

Cyclists Injured

Prior: 4-100.0%

85

Motorists Injured

Prior: 6530.8%

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes remained largely consistent between the two periods. Thursday continued to be the peak day for crashes, with the count increasing from 79 to 94, and 4 p.m. remained the peak hour for collisions. The daily distribution of crashes in the current year was most concentrated on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, a slight shift from the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday peaks of the prior year.

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While total crashes increased, the severity profile shifted. The number of fatal crashes decreased from 3 to 1 year-over-year, lowering the fatal crash rate from 0.7% to 0.2% of all incidents. Conversely, the count of crashes resulting in serious injuries doubled from 3 to 6. The proportion of non-injury crashes remained stable, accounting for 84.1% of incidents in the current year compared to 83.4% in the prior year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes0.2%
-66.7%prior 3
Serious Injury6serious injury crashes1.2%
100.0%prior 3
Minor Injury36minor injury crashes7%
5.9%prior 34
Possible Injury23possible injury crashes4.5%
-4.2%prior 24
No Injury430no injury crashes84.1%
15.6%prior 372

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Top Contributing Factors

The top three contributing factors cited in crashes were consistent across both years: 'No improper driving,' 'Inattention,' and 'Followed too closely.' The count of crashes attributed to 'Inattention' decreased by 14.8% (from 81 to 69), while crashes involving 'Failure to keep in proper lane' increased by 39.1% (from 23 to 32). Crashes where 'Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner' was a factor also rose in count from 18 to 25.

Officer-Reported Primary Contributing Cause

No improper driving130 (25.4%)20.4%prior 108
Inattention69 (13.5%)-14.8%prior 81
Followed too closely62 (12.1%)1.6%prior 61
Failed to yield right of way55 (10.8%)-8.3%prior 60
Failure to keep in proper lane or running off road32 (6.3%)39.1%prior 23
Operating vehicle in erratic, reckless, careless, negligent or aggressive manner25 (4.9%)38.9%prior 18
Distracted19 (3.7%)72.7%prior 11
Driving too fast for conditions14 (2.7%)-12.5%prior 16
Swerving or avoiding due to wind, slippery surface, vehicle, object, vulnerable user in roadway13 (2.5%)44.4%prior 9
Disregarded traffic signs, signals, road markings10 (2%)0.0%prior 10

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Officer-reported primary contributory cause per crash

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurred more frequently in adverse conditions compared to the previous year. The count of collisions in rain increased by 70% (from 20 to 34), and crashes on wet roads rose by 78% (from 37 to 66). Crashes on icy roads also doubled from 7 to 14. Although clear, dry conditions still accounted for the majority of incidents, their share of total crashes decreased.

Weather

Clear321 (62.9%)
-6.4%prior 343
Cloudy48 (9.4%)
100.0%prior 24
Clear/Clear36 (7.1%)
200.0%prior 12
Rain34 (6.7%)
70.0%prior 20
Snow26 (5.1%)
62.5%prior 16
Snow/Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)11 (2.2%)
37.5%prior 8
Cloudy/Rain7 (1.4%)
Rain/Cloudy4 (0.8%)
Sleet, hail (freezing rain or drizzle)3 (0.6%)
Clear/Cloudy3 (0.6%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight357 (70.0%)
10.2%prior 324
Dark - lighted roadway82 (16.1%)
39.0%prior 59
Dark - roadway not lighted36 (7.1%)
0.0%prior 36
Dusk22 (4.3%)
69.2%prior 13
Dawn11 (2.2%)
-8.3%prior 12
Dark - unknown roadway lighting2 (0.4%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry389 (76.3%)
5.7%prior 368
Wet66 (12.9%)
78.4%prior 37
Snow39 (7.6%)
39.3%prior 28
Ice14 (2.7%)
100.0%prior 7
Slush2 (0.4%)
-60.0%prior 5

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The top vehicle makes involved in crashes, Toyota and Honda, remained consistent in rank and volume year-over-year. However, the number of Ford vehicles in collisions increased by 45.5%, from 66 to 96. The age distribution of all persons involved showed a slight increase in the proportion of the 21-25 age group, which grew from representing 8.9% to 10.3% of individuals, while other age demographics remained stable.

Top Vehicle Makes (887 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA142 (16%)
-0.7%prior 143
2
HONDA132 (14.9%)
6.5%prior 124
3
FORD96 (10.8%)
45.5%prior 66
4
CHEVROLET56 (6.3%)
12.0%prior 50
5
JEEP46 (5.2%)
70.4%prior 27
6
SUBARU42 (4.7%)
0.0%prior 42
7
NISSAN37 (4.2%)
5.7%prior 35
8
HYUNDAI30 (3.4%)
3.4%prior 29
9
BMW21 (2.4%)
31.3%prior 16
10
KIA19 (2.1%)
-29.6%prior 27

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

73 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.

Sex Distribution (999 persons with recorded sex)

Male580 (58.1%)
10.9%prior 523
Female419 (41.9%)
7.2%prior 391

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Speed Limit Zones

A notable shift occurred in the location of fatal crashes, with the current year's single fatality happening in a 30 mph zone, whereas all 3 fatalities in the prior year occurred in 65 mph zones. Overall crash counts grew in higher speed zones, with a 33.8% increase in 40 mph zones (from 71 to 95) and a 28.6% increase in 65 mph zones (from 63 to 81). The 30 mph zone remained the most common location for crashes in both periods, with counts holding steady at 229 versus 228.

Fatal crashes by zone: 30 mph: 1 of 229 (0.437%)

Source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV) · Arcgis_yearly Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Posted speed limit at crash location

Data Sources & Methodology

Primary Data Source

All crash data in this report is sourced from Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), accessed programmatically via the Arcgis_yearly Open Data API (SODA). This dataset contains official police-reported motor vehicle traffic crash records maintained by the reporting jurisdiction's law enforcement agency. Records are published to the open data portal by the municipality and are subject to the portal's terms of use.

Data Retrieval

  • Access method: Arcgis_yearly Open Data API (SoQL queries)
  • Data format: Structured JSON via REST API
  • Record types queried: Crash events, person records, and vehicle unit records
  • Date filter applied: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31
  • Report generated: June 21, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: WESTFORD, MA
  • Total crash records analyzed: 511
  • Total persons involved: 1,082
  • Total vehicles involved: 887

Analytical Methodology

  • Severity classification: Uses the KABCO injury scale (K=Fatal, A=Incapacitating injury, B=Non-incapacitating injury, C=Possible injury, O=No injury/property damage only), the standard classification in U.S. Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC). Severity is assigned per crash event based on the most severe injury in that crash. A single fatal crash (K) may involve multiple fatalities; therefore the "Persons Killed" count in the headline KPIs may differ from the "Fatal" crash count in the severity breakdown.
  • Contributing factors: Reflect the officer-determined primary contributory cause recorded at the time of the crash report. These are preliminary determinations and may not reflect final investigation findings.
  • Hit-and-run classification: Based on the hit-and-run indicator field in the official crash report, as determined by the responding officer at the scene.
  • Temporal analysis: Day-of-week and hour-of-day distributions are computed from the crash date/time timestamp in each record.
  • Demographics: Age and sex distributions are drawn from person-level records linked to each crash event. A single crash may involve multiple persons.
  • Vehicle data: Make information is drawn from vehicle unit records linked to each crash event.
  • AI commentary: Narrative sections are generated by Google Gemini (large language model) based on the structured data. Commentary is descriptive, not predictive, and should not be interpreted as expert opinion.

Limitations & Disclaimers

  • Only crashes reported to and documented by law enforcement are included. Minor incidents, unreported crashes, and near-misses are not captured in this dataset.
  • Data reflects conditions at the time of the initial police report and may be subject to subsequent corrections, reclassifications, or supplements by the reporting agency.
  • Open data portal records may experience a publication lag - recently occurring crashes may not yet appear in the dataset at the time of report generation.
  • AI-generated commentary is produced by a large language model and is intended to highlight patterns in the data. It does not constitute legal, medical, or professional analysis.
  • Percentages are calculated from reported data and are subject to rounding.

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Data License

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "WESTFORD, MA Crash Intelligence Report: 2025." Published June 21, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Data source: Massachusetts Crash Data (MassDOT CDV), Arcgis_yearly Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/massachusetts/westford/2025-annual-report

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