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Preston road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 726 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2007, and 1,008 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2006 (762), and casualties fell from 1,112.

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

Collisions in 2007
726
Down 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,008
Down 9% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2007

0.7% of collisions in Preston in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious10314%
  • Slight61885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious11812%
  • Slight88588%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 726, down 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (16%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (12%)
  • Thursday119 (16%)
  • Friday120 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (13%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7%)
  • February57 (7.9%)
  • March65 (9%)
  • April67 (9.2%)
  • May55 (7.6%)
  • June64 (8.8%)
  • July64 (8.8%)
  • August51 (7%)
  • September67 (9.2%)
  • October52 (7.2%)
  • November65 (9%)
  • December68 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight523 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds583 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry496 (68%)
  • Wet or damp225 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph580 (80%)
  • 40 mph66 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph51 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway542 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant638 (63%)
  • Pedestrian148 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20179 (18%)
  • 21 to 25123 (12%)
  • 26 to 35191 (19%)
  • 36 to 45134 (13%)
  • 46 to 55119 (12%)
  • 56 to 6584 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.6%)
  • Over 7526 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider595 (59%)
  • Passenger265 (26%)
  • Pedestrian148 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,040 (76%)
  • Motorcycle86 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 70th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2007

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2007, with 122 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2007

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2007: 88, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA68813107
2ndA50854563010
3rdA59406706
4thB6241395305
5thM6396502
6thB6243354707
7thA583274107
8thB6242162101
9thM55132202
10thB5269121711
11thB5411121514
12thA5072111601
13thA606391200
14thA50715700
15thA58251110
16thA50652200
17thA50581100
18thA50861300
19thB61421100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2007

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2007: 452.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2007

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2007: 328.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years