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Preston road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 820 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1996, and 1,179 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (788), and casualties rose from 1,138.

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

Collisions in 1996
820
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,179
Up 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1996

0.5% of collisions in Preston in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious12415%
  • Slight69284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious13712%
  • Slight1,03888%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 820, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (14%)
  • Tuesday106 (13%)
  • Wednesday110 (13%)
  • Thursday122 (15%)
  • Friday144 (18%)
  • Saturday122 (15%)
  • Sunday100 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.6%)
  • February64 (7.8%)
  • March74 (9%)
  • April71 (8.7%)
  • May60 (7.3%)
  • June61 (7.4%)
  • July70 (8.5%)
  • August81 (9.9%)
  • September59 (7.2%)
  • October79 (9.6%)
  • November70 (8.5%)
  • December69 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight600 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds685 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry558 (68%)
  • Wet or damp242 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph663 (81%)
  • 40 mph80 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph16 (2%)
  • 70 mph45 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway669 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant731 (62%)
  • Pedestrian195 (17%)
  • Cyclist91 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1060 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20157 (13%)
  • 21 to 25181 (15%)
  • 26 to 35247 (21%)
  • 36 to 45151 (13%)
  • 46 to 55109 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.8%)
  • Over 7530 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider600 (51%)
  • Passenger384 (33%)
  • Pedestrian195 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,171 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3%)
  • Motorcycle40 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 90th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1996

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1996: 117, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6117179016
2ndA508564109014
3rdA596477017
4thA583447008
5thB6243314205
6thM6315416
7thB6241304803
8thB5411182912
9thB6242151801
10thA6063142002
11thA507291400
12thM5592001
13thA507171101
14thB52694500
15thA5821100
16thB52581100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1996

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1996: 570.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1996

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1996: 415.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years