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Preston road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 669 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1980, and 821 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (685), and casualties fell from 879.

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

Collisions in 1980
669
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
821
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1980

2.2% of collisions in Preston in 1980 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.2%
  • Serious14422%
  • Slight51076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious15519%
  • Slight65179%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 669, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (13%)
  • Wednesday94 (14%)
  • Thursday89 (13%)
  • Friday124 (19%)
  • Saturday101 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.3%)
  • February58 (8.7%)
  • March48 (7.2%)
  • April51 (7.6%)
  • May42 (6.3%)
  • June54 (8.1%)
  • July49 (7.3%)
  • August60 (9%)
  • September57 (8.5%)
  • October67 (10%)
  • November63 (9.4%)
  • December71 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight442 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds514 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (22%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry387 (58%)
  • Wet or damp265 (40%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph551 (82%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph57 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph28 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway549 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist194 (24%)
  • Pedestrian177 (22%)
  • Cyclist73 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1057 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1559 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20238 (29%)
  • 21 to 2582 (10%)
  • 26 to 35103 (13%)
  • 36 to 4589 (11%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.4%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider443 (54%)
  • Passenger201 (24%)
  • Pedestrian177 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car686 (61%)
  • Motorcycle203 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach45 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Preston

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Preston ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 121st most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1980

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1980: 112, including 4 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6112152427
2ndA5085567748
3rdA595359010
4thB62434146010
5thA583384807
6thB5411253004
7thA5072182014
8thM6182723
9thB5269161604
10thB6242131614
11thA6063111302
12thM5571000
13thA50715503
14thB52584401
15thB50852401
16thB62411100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1980

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1980: 445.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1980

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1980: 312.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1980, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years