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Preston road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 762 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2006, and 1,112 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2005 (721), and casualties rose from 1,019.

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

Collisions in 2006
762
Up 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,112
Up 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Preston in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious9012%
  • Slight66387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious1079.6%
  • Slight99690%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 762, up 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday98 (13%)
  • Wednesday129 (17%)
  • Thursday114 (15%)
  • Friday128 (17%)
  • Saturday98 (13%)
  • Sunday86 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.3%)
  • February65 (8.5%)
  • March57 (7.5%)
  • April50 (6.6%)
  • May60 (7.9%)
  • June56 (7.3%)
  • July61 (8%)
  • August64 (8.4%)
  • September80 (10%)
  • October80 (10%)
  • November66 (8.7%)
  • December67 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight557 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds621 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Other10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry494 (65%)
  • Wet or damp259 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph590 (77%)
  • 40 mph58 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph28 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph68 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway558 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant747 (67%)
  • Pedestrian141 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (7%)
  • Cyclist53 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1050 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20179 (16%)
  • 21 to 25168 (15%)
  • 26 to 35226 (20%)
  • 36 to 45166 (15%)
  • 46 to 55104 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6579 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.6%)
  • Over 7526 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider656 (59%)
  • Passenger315 (28%)
  • Pedestrian141 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,107 (77%)
  • Motorcycle80 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 66th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2006

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2006, with 108 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2006

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2006: 100, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6100141214
2ndM6519515
3rdA5085488508
4thA594582011
5thB6243324404
6thB6241314404
7thA583243115
8thM55192200
9thB6242142000
10thB5411132502
11thB526991600
12thA50717900
13thA507271000
14thA58271000
15thA50832200
16thA60632500
17thA50651200
18thA581100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2006

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2006: 458.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2006

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2006: 338.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years