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Preston road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 665 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1986, and 860 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1985 (633), and casualties rose from 855.

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

Collisions in 1986
665
Up 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
860
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1986

2% of collisions in Preston in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious12919%
  • Slight52379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious14817%
  • Slight69981%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 665, up 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.2%)
  • February34 (5.1%)
  • March60 (9%)
  • April54 (8.1%)
  • May66 (9.9%)
  • June43 (6.5%)
  • July66 (9.9%)
  • August51 (7.7%)
  • September64 (9.6%)
  • October67 (10%)
  • November50 (7.5%)
  • December69 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds533 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry429 (65%)
  • Wet or damp225 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph544 (82%)
  • 40 mph43 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph29 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph43 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway511 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (45%)
  • Pedestrian202 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (13%)
  • Cyclist81 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1073 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 1571 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20159 (18%)
  • 21 to 25105 (12%)
  • 26 to 35125 (15%)
  • 36 to 4587 (10%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6568 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.4%)
  • Over 7526 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (46%)
  • Passenger259 (30%)
  • Pedestrian202 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car785 (68%)
  • Motorcycle110 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach48 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in Preston

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  • 2 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Preston ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 128th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1986

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1986: 104, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6104140318
2ndA596581114
3rdA50856274214
4thB6243385108
5thM6326419
6thA583263505
7thA6063192004
8thB5269162007
9thA5072152010
10thB6241151902
11thB5411131604
12thB6242111205
13thM5592203
14thA50712200
15thB52582200

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1986

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1986: 332.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1986

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1986: 222.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1986, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years