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Preston road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 797 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2000, and 1,215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1999 (667), and casualties rose from 1,019.

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

Collisions in 2000
797
Up 19% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,215
Up 19% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2000

0.6% of collisions in Preston in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious11214%
  • Slight68085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious12710%
  • Slight1,08389%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 797, up 19% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday121 (15%)
  • Wednesday115 (14%)
  • Thursday108 (14%)
  • Friday139 (17%)
  • Saturday123 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (6.6%)
  • February73 (9.2%)
  • March50 (6.3%)
  • April58 (7.3%)
  • May61 (7.7%)
  • June61 (7.7%)
  • July68 (8.5%)
  • August77 (9.7%)
  • September80 (10%)
  • October71 (8.9%)
  • November73 (9.2%)
  • December72 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight595 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds627 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry460 (58%)
  • Wet or damp329 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph640 (80%)
  • 40 mph63 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph68 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway610 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant803 (66%)
  • Pedestrian157 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist59 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1586 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20181 (15%)
  • 21 to 25142 (12%)
  • 26 to 35245 (20%)
  • 36 to 45182 (15%)
  • 46 to 55128 (11%)
  • 56 to 6576 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4.8%)
  • Over 7527 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider690 (57%)
  • Passenger368 (30%)
  • Pedestrian157 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,186 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle63 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 95th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2000

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2000: 80, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68011809
2ndA5085629808
3rdB62434965010
4thA583477108
5thA594774011
6thM6438916
7thB6241416206
8thM55244612
9thA6063202214
10thB5411142403
11thA5072122001
12thB6242121911
13thB526991812
14thA50713500
15thB62451201
16thB64781100
17thM611101

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2000

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2000: 516.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2000

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2000: 368.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2000, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years