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Preston road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 888 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1997, and 1,288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (820), and casualties rose from 1,179.

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

Collisions in 1997
888
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,288
Up 9% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1997

1% of collisions in Preston in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious13515%
  • Slight74484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious15612%
  • Slight1,12387%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 888, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (15%)
  • Tuesday124 (14%)
  • Wednesday131 (15%)
  • Thursday140 (16%)
  • Friday150 (17%)
  • Saturday127 (14%)
  • Sunday85 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (6.9%)
  • February62 (7%)
  • March73 (8.2%)
  • April74 (8.3%)
  • May73 (8.2%)
  • June72 (8.1%)
  • July80 (9%)
  • August92 (10%)
  • September78 (8.8%)
  • October71 (8%)
  • November82 (9.2%)
  • December70 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight657 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit211 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds706 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry548 (62%)
  • Wet or damp335 (38%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph674 (76%)
  • 40 mph77 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph57 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph69 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway694 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant851 (66%)
  • Pedestrian171 (13%)
  • Cyclist90 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1059 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1573 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20205 (16%)
  • 21 to 25172 (13%)
  • 26 to 35289 (22%)
  • 36 to 45171 (13%)
  • 46 to 55105 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4.9%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider713 (55%)
  • Passenger404 (31%)
  • Pedestrian171 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,273 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach57 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle57 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 87th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1997

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1997: 127, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6127198116
2ndA50857711129
3rdM65592011
4thB6243487708
5thA59466006
6thA583447004
7thB6241335404
8thB5411233616
9thA6063161802
10thB5269152406
11thB6242123314
12thA5072111400
13thM5591400
14thB62452200
15thA50711100
16thA5841200
17thB52581101

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1997

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1997: 560.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1997

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1997: 399.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1997, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years