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Preston road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 714 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2004, and 1,013 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (706), and casualties rose from 974.

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

Collisions in 2004
714
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,013
Up 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2004

0.7% of collisions in Preston in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious9914%
  • Slight61085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious11011%
  • Slight89889%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 714, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (14%)
  • Tuesday113 (16%)
  • Wednesday94 (13%)
  • Thursday92 (13%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (8.8%)
  • February59 (8.3%)
  • March67 (9.4%)
  • April61 (8.5%)
  • May61 (8.5%)
  • June61 (8.5%)
  • July52 (7.3%)
  • August58 (8.1%)
  • September63 (8.8%)
  • October57 (8%)
  • November65 (9.1%)
  • December47 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight526 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds572 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (63%)
  • Wet or damp252 (35%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph579 (81%)
  • 40 mph36 (5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph69 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway523 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (5%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant648 (64%)
  • Pedestrian142 (14%)
  • Cyclist68 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1055 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20160 (16%)
  • 21 to 25108 (11%)
  • 26 to 35213 (21%)
  • 36 to 45153 (15%)
  • 46 to 55116 (11%)
  • 56 to 6549 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (55%)
  • Passenger317 (31%)
  • Pedestrian142 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,021 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle67 (5%)
  • Bus or coach47 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 93rd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2004

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2004, with 103 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2004

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2004: 85, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA685113015
2ndA5085557505
3rdM6518603
4thA593645011
5thB6243354512
6thA583343904
7thB6241253301
8thM55173411
9thA5072131401
10thB5411131902
11thA6063122003
12thB5269101401
13thB62429902
14thA50715700
15thM611300

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2004

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2004: 469.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2004

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2004: 343.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years