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Preston road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 853 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1994, and 1,188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1993 (745), and casualties rose from 1,053.

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

Collisions in 1994
853
Up 14% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,188
Up 13% on 1993
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1994

1.2% of collisions in Preston in 1994 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious17821%
  • Slight66578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious21118%
  • Slight96581%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1994 is highlighted, with 853, up 14% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (13%)
  • Tuesday113 (13%)
  • Wednesday116 (14%)
  • Thursday141 (17%)
  • Friday145 (17%)
  • Saturday123 (14%)
  • Sunday106 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (6.4%)
  • February57 (6.7%)
  • March79 (9.3%)
  • April69 (8.1%)
  • May90 (11%)
  • June74 (8.7%)
  • July53 (6.2%)
  • August72 (8.4%)
  • September52 (6.1%)
  • October82 (9.6%)
  • November80 (9.4%)
  • December90 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight634 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds659 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry506 (59%)
  • Wet or damp332 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph705 (83%)
  • 40 mph61 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph58 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway676 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant737 (62%)
  • Pedestrian176 (15%)
  • Cyclist83 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1067 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1576 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20164 (14%)
  • 21 to 25185 (16%)
  • 26 to 35243 (20%)
  • 36 to 45157 (13%)
  • 46 to 55104 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.8%)
  • Over 7533 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider615 (52%)
  • Passenger397 (33%)
  • Pedestrian176 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,186 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (6%)
  • Bus or coach84 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle53 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.4%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 87th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1994

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1994: 118, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6118164028
2ndA508585117017
3rdA596585112
4thA583455927
5thB62434256113
6thM6428126
7thB6241274802
8thA6063223205
9thB6242172401
10thB5411162205
11thA5072151905
12thM55111702
13thB52696811
14thB52584501
15thA50712201
16thA491101
17thA5851100
18thA6771100
19thB62581101

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1994

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1994: 587.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1994

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1994: 416.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1994, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years