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Preston road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 632 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1988, and 824 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (622), and casualties rose from 802.

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

Collisions in 1988
632
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
824
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1988

1.3% of collisions in Preston in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious13421%
  • Slight49078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious14718%
  • Slight66881%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 632, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday84 (13%)
  • Wednesday101 (16%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.7%)
  • February44 (7%)
  • March56 (8.9%)
  • April50 (7.9%)
  • May45 (7.1%)
  • June46 (7.3%)
  • July59 (9.3%)
  • August60 (9.5%)
  • September61 (9.7%)
  • October60 (9.5%)
  • November49 (7.8%)
  • December47 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight448 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit159 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds503 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry383 (61%)
  • Wet or damp247 (39%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph510 (81%)
  • 40 mph45 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph24 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph44 (7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout19 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (47%)
  • Pedestrian204 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (11%)
  • Cyclist75 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1046 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20179 (22%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (16%)
  • 36 to 45100 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (47%)
  • Passenger234 (28%)
  • Pedestrian204 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car782 (70%)
  • Motorcycle98 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (7%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 140th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1988

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1988: 83, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68312429
2ndA50855173011
3rdA595059115
4thA583404607
5thM6336509
6thB6243283316
7thB5411192514
8thB6242182300
9thA5072151905
10thB6241151701
11thA6063141804
12thB52697902
13thM5571501
14thA50714403

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1988

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1988: 436.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1988

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1988: 295.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years