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Preston road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 736 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2002, and 1,111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2001 (855), and casualties fell from 1,275.

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

Collisions in 2002
736
Down 14% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,111
Down 13% on 2001
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2002

0.3% of collisions in Preston in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious12717%
  • Slight60782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious15314%
  • Slight95686%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 736, down 14% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (15%)
  • Tuesday101 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday93 (13%)
  • Friday135 (18%)
  • Saturday99 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.2%)
  • February53 (7.2%)
  • March68 (9.2%)
  • April67 (9.1%)
  • May48 (6.5%)
  • June61 (8.3%)
  • July61 (8.3%)
  • August45 (6.1%)
  • September58 (7.9%)
  • October71 (9.6%)
  • November83 (11%)
  • December68 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight518 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit202 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds586 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry464 (63%)
  • Wet or damp260 (35%)
  • Mud6 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph588 (80%)
  • 40 mph62 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph63 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway544 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant747 (67%)
  • Pedestrian131 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist44 (4%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1578 (7%)
  • 16 to 20162 (15%)
  • 21 to 25145 (13%)
  • 26 to 35223 (20%)
  • 36 to 45171 (15%)
  • 46 to 55114 (10%)
  • 56 to 6562 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.2%)
  • Over 7534 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider618 (56%)
  • Passenger362 (33%)
  • Pedestrian131 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,079 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle72 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach47 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Preston ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 98th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2002

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2002, with 127 collisions, 24 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2002

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2002: 88, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA688136010
2ndA5085589909
3rdA59456107
4thB6243375308
5thM6375006
6thB6241355807
7thA583334903
8thM55264506
9thB5269204118
10thA6063182503
11thB5411172405
12thA5072162302
13thA50718901
14thB624271200

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2002

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2002: 463.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2002

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2002: 359.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2002, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years