Skip to main content
CrashStats

Preston road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 754 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1991, and 1,008 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1990 (761), and casualties fell from 1,035.

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

Collisions in 1991
754
Down 1% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,008
Down 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
16
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1991

2.1% of collisions in Preston in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious11816%
  • Slight62082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202%
  • Serious13313%
  • Slight85585%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 754, down 1% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (13%)
  • Wednesday90 (12%)
  • Thursday132 (18%)
  • Friday132 (18%)
  • Saturday116 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59202 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (6.4%)
  • February49 (6.5%)
  • March72 (9.5%)
  • April68 (9%)
  • May57 (7.6%)
  • June92 (12%)
  • July65 (8.6%)
  • August65 (8.6%)
  • September74 (9.8%)
  • October54 (7.2%)
  • November71 (9.4%)
  • December39 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight525 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds612 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry482 (64%)
  • Wet or damp261 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph608 (81%)
  • 40 mph48 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph38 (5%)
  • 70 mph55 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway586 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout15 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant525 (52%)
  • Pedestrian194 (19%)
  • Cyclist93 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1064 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1567 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20152 (15%)
  • 21 to 25157 (16%)
  • 26 to 35230 (23%)
  • 36 to 45114 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.2%)
  • Over 7526 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (53%)
  • Passenger284 (28%)
  • Pedestrian194 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car981 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle88 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach47 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 102nd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1991

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1991: 119, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6119149112
2ndA50856390210
3rdA595271011
4thM6387836
5thA583375015
6thB6241294114
7thB6243233115
8thA6063121502
9thB5269121724
10thM55122403
11thA507291001
12thB54117714
13thB62427910
14thA50713302
15thA5822201

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1991

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1991: 510.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1991

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1991: 369.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1991, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years