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Preston road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 685 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1979, and 879 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 28,414 collisions in Preston.

Collisions in 1979
685
Casualties in 1979
879
Fatal collisions
18
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1979

2.6% of collisions in Preston in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.6%
  • Serious16023%
  • Slight50774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182%
  • Serious18020%
  • Slight68177%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 685.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025346453
2024343465
2023363515
2022333449
2021319458
2020270370
2019362494
2018409560
2017378518
2016394548
2015386575
2014464642
2013378503
2012469638
2011489676
2010529774
2009636892
2008657936
20077261,008
20067621,112
20057211,019
20047141,013
2003706974
20027361,111
20018551,275
20007971,215
19996671,019
19987051,016
19978881,288
19968201,179
19957881,138
19948531,188
19937451,053
1992718950
19917541,008
19907611,035
1989664890
1988632824
1987622802
1986665860
1985633855
1984681858
1983627762
1982653805
1981642841
1980669821
1979685879

When and where crashes happen in Preston in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (12%)
  • Tuesday105 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (14%)
  • Thursday96 (14%)
  • Friday120 (18%)
  • Saturday104 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (4.4%)
  • February45 (6.6%)
  • March45 (6.6%)
  • April57 (8.3%)
  • May78 (11%)
  • June60 (8.8%)
  • July54 (7.9%)
  • August60 (8.8%)
  • September78 (11%)
  • October66 (9.6%)
  • November60 (8.8%)
  • December52 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight481 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit174 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds565 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (61%)
  • Wet or damp234 (34%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph553 (81%)
  • 40 mph32 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph46 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph52 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway566 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (39%)
  • Pedestrian216 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (19%)
  • Cyclist76 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant35 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1065 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1579 (9%)
  • 16 to 20217 (25%)
  • 21 to 2582 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35115 (13%)
  • 36 to 4568 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5578 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7545 (5.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (47%)
  • Passenger247 (28%)
  • Pedestrian216 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car661 (59%)
  • Motorcycle175 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach54 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Preston

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Preston ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 120th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
120th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1979

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1979: 58, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65876215
2ndA50855769116
3rdA594151211
4thB62434054112
5thA583324324
6thM63149110
7thA6063182203
8thB5411141802
9thA5072111101
10thB5269101511
11thM5571200
12thB62426901
13thA50714502
14thA161100
15thB52581100
16thB62411100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1979

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1979: 474.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1979

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1979: 320.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years