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Preston road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 667 road traffic collisions in Preston in 1999, and 1,019 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1998 (705), and casualties rose from 1,016.

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

Collisions in 1999
667
Down 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,019
Level with 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 1999

1% of collisions in Preston in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious10115%
  • Slight55984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious11111%
  • Slight90188%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 667, down 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday100 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (14%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.9%)
  • February40 (6%)
  • March50 (7.5%)
  • April38 (5.7%)
  • May45 (6.7%)
  • June58 (8.7%)
  • July46 (6.9%)
  • August57 (8.5%)
  • September68 (10%)
  • October67 (10%)
  • November74 (11%)
  • December71 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight491 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry390 (58%)
  • Wet or damp269 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph560 (84%)
  • 40 mph38 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph47 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway508 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant665 (65%)
  • Pedestrian133 (13%)
  • Cyclist58 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1061 (6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20127 (12%)
  • 21 to 25134 (13%)
  • 26 to 35225 (22%)
  • 36 to 45145 (14%)
  • 46 to 5596 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4%)
  • Over 7531 (3%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (56%)
  • Passenger320 (31%)
  • Pedestrian133 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car975 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach43 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle42 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 115th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 1999

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 1999: 82, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA682139113
2ndA50856610809
3rdA595474012
4thA583385613
5thM6325904
6thB6241192403
7thB6243192603
8thA5072152002
9thA6063151803
10thB5411131801
11thM55123412
12thA507181102
13thB52693600
14thB62422301

Towns in Preston: crashes in 1999

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 1999: 485.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 1999

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 1999: 380.

Latest crashes in Preston in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 1999, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years