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Preston road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 721 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2005, and 1,019 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2004 (714), and casualties rose from 1,013.

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

Collisions in 2005
721
Up 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,019
Up 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2005

0.4% of collisions in Preston in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious10314%
  • Slight61585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious11211%
  • Slight90489%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 721, up 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (15%)
  • Tuesday105 (15%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday95 (13%)
  • Friday129 (18%)
  • Saturday98 (14%)
  • Sunday90 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.2%)
  • February46 (6.4%)
  • March56 (7.8%)
  • April59 (8.2%)
  • May58 (8%)
  • June59 (8.2%)
  • July64 (8.9%)
  • August55 (7.6%)
  • September51 (7.1%)
  • October67 (9.3%)
  • November84 (12%)
  • December63 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight523 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds596 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry485 (67%)
  • Wet or damp222 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1%)
  • 30 mph578 (80%)
  • 40 mph57 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph23 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph51 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway508 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout24 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant682 (67%)
  • Pedestrian117 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist57 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20161 (16%)
  • 21 to 25154 (15%)
  • 26 to 35199 (20%)
  • 36 to 45159 (16%)
  • 46 to 5590 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.6%)
  • Over 7521 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider601 (59%)
  • Passenger301 (30%)
  • Pedestrian117 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,058 (76%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach43 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 89th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2005

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2005, with 107 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2005

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2005: 92, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA692126015
2ndA50855879010
3rdA59405608
4thA583355603
5thM6356303
6thB6243344307
7thB6241315007
8thM55163300
9thA6063152101
10thB6242152100
11thA5072121801
12thB5411101304
13thB52696811
14thA507151200
15thA5823300
16thA50811100
17thA60611100
18thB52581100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2005

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2005: 473.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2005

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2005: 348.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years