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Preston road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 622 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1987, and 802 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (665), and casualties fell from 860.

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

Collisions in 1987
622
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
802
Down 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1987

1.8% of collisions in Preston in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious12620%
  • Slight48578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious14218%
  • Slight64881%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 622, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (13%)
  • Thursday104 (17%)
  • Friday112 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (12%)
  • Sunday77 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.4%)
  • February42 (6.8%)
  • March37 (5.9%)
  • April44 (7.1%)
  • May46 (7.4%)
  • June54 (8.7%)
  • July53 (8.5%)
  • August60 (9.6%)
  • September60 (9.6%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December49 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight419 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry398 (64%)
  • Wet or damp218 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph520 (84%)
  • 40 mph36 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph21 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph40 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway484 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (45%)
  • Pedestrian197 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (11%)
  • Cyclist77 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1047 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1566 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20146 (18%)
  • 21 to 25119 (15%)
  • 26 to 35136 (17%)
  • 36 to 4577 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5557 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.7%)
  • Over 7528 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (51%)
  • Passenger199 (25%)
  • Pedestrian197 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car716 (67%)
  • Motorcycle98 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach46 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 131st most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1987

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1987: 87, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA687114022
2ndA50856788314
3rdA59486026
4thA583405219
5thB6243293307
6thM6275715
7thA6063162104
8thB5411131603
9thB6241121404
10thA5072101100
11thB6242101302
12thB52697900
13thM5561211
14thA50712301

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1987

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1987: 440.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1987

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1987: 308.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1987, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years