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Preston road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 664 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1989, and 890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (632), and casualties rose from 824.

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

Collisions in 1989
664
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
890
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Preston in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious10816%
  • Slight54983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious12214%
  • Slight76186%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 664, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday113 (17%)
  • Thursday95 (14%)
  • Friday106 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.2%)
  • February34 (5.1%)
  • March62 (9.3%)
  • April55 (8.3%)
  • May60 (9%)
  • June51 (7.7%)
  • July55 (8.3%)
  • August63 (9.5%)
  • September42 (6.3%)
  • October62 (9.3%)
  • November64 (9.6%)
  • December68 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight481 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds524 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry408 (61%)
  • Wet or damp249 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph532 (80%)
  • 40 mph43 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph30 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph52 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway518 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (49%)
  • Pedestrian192 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist74 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1061 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1562 (7%)
  • 16 to 20169 (19%)
  • 21 to 25131 (15%)
  • 26 to 35148 (17%)
  • 36 to 4591 (10%)
  • 46 to 5560 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (48%)
  • Passenger270 (30%)
  • Pedestrian192 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car823 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (8%)
  • Motorcycle85 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach52 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 141st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1989

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1989: 93, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA693127118
2ndA5085547515
3rdA59546329
4thM6437407
5thA583354605
6thB6243334318
7thA6063172202
8thB6241172704
9thB5269132214
10thB6242131401
11thA5072111303
12thB541191300
13thM5541100
14thA50713301
15thA5821100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1989

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1989: 464.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1989

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1989: 328.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years