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Preston road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 681 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1984, and 858 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1983 (627), and casualties rose from 762.

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

Collisions in 1984
681
Up 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
858
Up 13% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1984

1.8% of collisions in Preston in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious16124%
  • Slight50875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious17721%
  • Slight66878%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 681, up 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday140 (21%)
  • Saturday93 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (5.3%)
  • February48 (7%)
  • March34 (5%)
  • April48 (7%)
  • May46 (6.8%)
  • June58 (8.5%)
  • July65 (9.5%)
  • August64 (9.4%)
  • September66 (9.7%)
  • October91 (13%)
  • November64 (9.4%)
  • December61 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight472 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds550 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry439 (64%)
  • Wet or damp227 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph556 (82%)
  • 40 mph46 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph27 (4%)
  • 70 mph49 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway526 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (37%)
  • Pedestrian224 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (16%)
  • Cyclist85 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant35 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1052 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1577 (9%)
  • 16 to 20182 (21%)
  • 21 to 25100 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (14%)
  • 36 to 4587 (10%)
  • 46 to 5562 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.4%)
  • Over 7532 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (48%)
  • Passenger226 (26%)
  • Pedestrian224 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car685 (62%)
  • Motorcycle149 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach48 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 127th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1984

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1984: 108, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6108141224
2ndA50856177117
3rdA595772120
4thM6365928
5thB62432834110
6thA583263417
7thA5072202402
8thB5411162105
9thB6242161603
10thB5269131605
11thA6063101400
12thM5591702
13thB52583300
14thA50712200
15thB62411201

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1984

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1984: 465.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1984

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1984: 340.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years