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Preston road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 705 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1998, and 1,016 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 1997 (888), and casualties fell from 1,288.

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

Collisions in 1998
705
Down 21% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,016
Down 21% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1998

0.3% of collisions in Preston in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious9714%
  • Slight60686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious11211%
  • Slight90289%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 705, down 21% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (15%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday111 (16%)
  • Thursday98 (14%)
  • Friday108 (15%)
  • Saturday110 (16%)
  • Sunday69 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (9.5%)
  • February75 (11%)
  • March59 (8.4%)
  • April68 (9.6%)
  • May51 (7.2%)
  • June68 (9.6%)
  • July55 (7.8%)
  • August57 (8.1%)
  • September40 (5.7%)
  • October75 (11%)
  • November48 (6.8%)
  • December42 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight531 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds542 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (61%)
  • Wet or damp273 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph588 (83%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph16 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph47 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway561 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant652 (64%)
  • Pedestrian152 (15%)
  • Cyclist62 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1568 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20136 (13%)
  • 21 to 25143 (14%)
  • 26 to 35230 (23%)
  • 36 to 45122 (12%)
  • 46 to 55102 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.6%)
  • Over 7538 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (54%)
  • Passenger319 (31%)
  • Pedestrian152 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,021 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle46 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 108th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1998

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1998: 93, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA693137011
2ndA5085638303
3rdA59455906
4thA5833959110
5thB6243365207
6thM6325504
7thB6241304801
8thB5411162013
9thA6063152104
10thM55132103
11thA5071121301
12thA5072121801
13thB52695703
14thB62425601
15thB62452600

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1998

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1998: 513.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1998

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1998: 377.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years