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Preston road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 745 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1993, and 1,053 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1992 (718), and casualties rose from 950.

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

Collisions in 1993
745
Up 4% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,053
Up 11% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1993

1.1% of collisions in Preston in 1993 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious14019%
  • Slight59780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious17216%
  • Slight87383%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1993 is highlighted, with 745, up 4% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (15%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday105 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (14%)
  • Friday139 (19%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday71 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59204 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (8.5%)
  • February53 (7.1%)
  • March74 (9.9%)
  • April58 (7.8%)
  • May89 (12%)
  • June49 (6.6%)
  • July54 (7.2%)
  • August54 (7.2%)
  • September50 (6.7%)
  • October62 (8.3%)
  • November67 (9%)
  • December72 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight519 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit214 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds565 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry463 (62%)
  • Wet or damp276 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph594 (80%)
  • 40 mph60 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph67 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway558 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant627 (60%)
  • Pedestrian181 (17%)
  • Cyclist73 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (5.4%)
  • 6 to 1054 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20151 (14%)
  • 21 to 25159 (15%)
  • 26 to 35232 (22%)
  • 36 to 45127 (12%)
  • 46 to 5588 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.1%)
  • Over 7530 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider519 (49%)
  • Passenger353 (34%)
  • Pedestrian181 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,020 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle65 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 97th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1993

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1993: 127, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6127175219
2ndA508564105313
3rdM660126111
4thA595877012
5thB6243345205
6thA583304101
7thA6063233204
8thB6241202301
9thB5411131705
10thA5072111701
11thB6242101103
12thB526991802
13thM555711
14thB52583301
15thA50712201
16thA5821100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1993

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1993: 495.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1993

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1993: 381.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1993, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years