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Preston road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 706 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2003, and 974 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (736), and casualties fell from 1,111.

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

Collisions in 2003
706
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
974
Down 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2003

0.3% of collisions in Preston in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious11216%
  • Slight59284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious12713%
  • Slight84587%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2003 is highlighted, with 706, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (15%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday97 (14%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday129 (18%)
  • Saturday89 (13%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (9.1%)
  • February37 (5.2%)
  • March54 (7.6%)
  • April57 (8.1%)
  • May73 (10%)
  • June61 (8.6%)
  • July55 (7.8%)
  • August55 (7.8%)
  • September66 (9.3%)
  • October73 (10%)
  • November55 (7.8%)
  • December56 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight516 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds588 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry470 (67%)
  • Wet or damp223 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph553 (78%)
  • 40 mph51 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph79 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant623 (64%)
  • Pedestrian142 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist55 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1568 (7%)
  • 16 to 20139 (14%)
  • 21 to 25108 (11%)
  • 26 to 35211 (22%)
  • 36 to 45155 (16%)
  • 46 to 5595 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider564 (58%)
  • Passenger268 (28%)
  • Pedestrian142 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car998 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle63 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2003

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Preston

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Preston ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 99th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2003

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2003, with 113 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2003

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2003: 91, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA691123015
2ndB6243476309
3rdM6457608
4thA5085425205
5thA59354404
6thM55335803
7thB6241314914
8thA583283603
9thB6242152702
10thA6063131802
11thA507291602
12thB526991401
13thB541171102
14thA50715600
15thB51921100
16thM651100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2003

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2003: 447.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2003

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2003: 315.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years