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Preston road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 657 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2008, and 936 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (726), and casualties fell from 1,008.

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

Collisions in 2008
657
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
936
Down 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2008

1.4% of collisions in Preston in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious9414%
  • Slight55484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious10311%
  • Slight82488%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 657, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday103 (16%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (16%)
  • Friday103 (16%)
  • Saturday101 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.8%)
  • February57 (8.7%)
  • March49 (7.5%)
  • April43 (6.5%)
  • May55 (8.4%)
  • June61 (9.3%)
  • July67 (10%)
  • August48 (7.3%)
  • September47 (7.2%)
  • October50 (7.6%)
  • November66 (10%)
  • December63 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight476 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds540 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry442 (67%)
  • Wet or damp195 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph536 (82%)
  • 40 mph44 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph41 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant576 (62%)
  • Pedestrian133 (14%)
  • Cyclist69 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20162 (17%)
  • 21 to 25136 (15%)
  • 26 to 35160 (17%)
  • 36 to 45147 (16%)
  • 46 to 5593 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.7%)
  • Over 7534 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider537 (57%)
  • Passenger266 (28%)
  • Pedestrian133 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car900 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle57 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach50 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2008

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Preston ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 79th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2008

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2008, with 97 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2008

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2008: 74, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6749816
2ndA5085498108
3rdA59496401
4thA583364715
5thM6335504
6thB6241274214
7thB6243273203
8thB6242172702
9thA6063141904
10thB5411131911
11thA5071101301
12thM5582102
13thA50727901
14thB52694401
15thA5852200
16thA4061601
17thA50651100
18thA50861100
19thA5711300
20thA5821100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2008

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2008: 428.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2008

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2008: 311.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years