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Preston road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 718 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1992, and 950 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1991 (754), and casualties fell from 1,008.

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

Collisions in 1992
718
Down 5% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
950
Down 6% on 1991
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1992

1.7% of collisions in Preston in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious10715%
  • Slight59983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious12813%
  • Slight81085%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1992 is highlighted, with 718, down 5% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (15%)
  • Tuesday101 (14%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday89 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.5%)
  • February56 (7.8%)
  • March60 (8.4%)
  • April54 (7.5%)
  • May73 (10%)
  • June60 (8.4%)
  • July40 (5.6%)
  • August70 (9.7%)
  • September43 (6%)
  • October69 (9.6%)
  • November65 (9.1%)
  • December74 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight525 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds567 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry423 (59%)
  • Wet or damp288 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph561 (78%)
  • 40 mph62 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph34 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph47 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway559 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (5%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (51%)
  • Pedestrian200 (21%)
  • Cyclist89 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant43 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1053 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1576 (8%)
  • 16 to 20135 (14%)
  • 21 to 25148 (16%)
  • 26 to 35232 (24%)
  • 36 to 4574 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5576 (8%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.2%)
  • Over 7522 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider448 (47%)
  • Passenger302 (32%)
  • Pedestrian200 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car879 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle70 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 107th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
107th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1992

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1992: 121, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6121176214
2ndA5085619338
3rdA59475919
4thA583355013
5thB6243354216
6thM6344816
7thB6241223205
8thB5411202415
9thA6063161904
10thB6242111400
11thB5269101104
12thA507291000
13thA50715600
14thA5825501
15thM5551501
16thB52584400

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1992

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1992: 510.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1992

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1992: 352.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years