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Preston road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 855 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2001, and 1,275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2000 (797), and casualties rose from 1,215.

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

Collisions in 2001
855
Up 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,275
Up 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2001

0.4% of collisions in Preston in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious13416%
  • Slight71884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious14311%
  • Slight1,12989%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 855, up 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (15%)
  • Tuesday127 (15%)
  • Wednesday124 (15%)
  • Thursday127 (15%)
  • Friday150 (18%)
  • Saturday107 (13%)
  • Sunday89 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (8.7%)
  • February58 (6.8%)
  • March60 (7%)
  • April75 (8.8%)
  • May52 (6.1%)
  • June72 (8.4%)
  • July69 (8.1%)
  • August88 (10%)
  • September72 (8.4%)
  • October77 (9%)
  • November89 (10%)
  • December69 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight658 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds716 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry556 (65%)
  • Wet or damp279 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph709 (83%)
  • 40 mph54 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph17 (2%)
  • 70 mph71 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway643 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant835 (65%)
  • Pedestrian160 (13%)
  • Cyclist77 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1061 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1558 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20175 (14%)
  • 21 to 25150 (12%)
  • 26 to 35267 (21%)
  • 36 to 45222 (17%)
  • 46 to 55139 (11%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.7%)
  • Over 7531 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider753 (59%)
  • Passenger362 (28%)
  • Pedestrian160 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,244 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle65 (4%)
  • Bus or coach47 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Preston

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Preston ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 83rd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2001

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2001, with 116 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2001

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2001: 86, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA686126113
2ndA508581136010
3rdB62435066011
4thA59467804
5thM6448307
6thB6241426507
7thA583405908
8thM55264801
9thA6063172102
10thB5269132715
11thB5411132203
12thB6242131301
13thA5072101501
14thA50713601

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2001

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2001: 560.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2001

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2001: 386.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years