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Preston road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 636 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2009, and 892 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (657), and casualties fell from 936.

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

Collisions in 2009
636
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
892
Down 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Preston in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8914%
  • Slight54486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious9511%
  • Slight79489%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 636, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (16%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday85 (13%)
  • Friday103 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.5%)
  • February51 (8%)
  • March52 (8.2%)
  • April49 (7.7%)
  • May64 (10%)
  • June49 (7.7%)
  • July44 (6.9%)
  • August42 (6.6%)
  • September45 (7.1%)
  • October76 (12%)
  • November59 (9.3%)
  • December51 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight466 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (67%)
  • Wet or damp193 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph510 (80%)
  • 40 mph58 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph29 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (5%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant567 (64%)
  • Pedestrian127 (14%)
  • Cyclist64 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5%)
  • 16 to 20156 (17%)
  • 21 to 25125 (14%)
  • 26 to 35155 (17%)
  • 36 to 45139 (16%)
  • 46 to 5594 (11%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.6%)
  • Over 7524 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (58%)
  • Passenger245 (27%)
  • Pedestrian127 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car883 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle53 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 77th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2009

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2009, with 114 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2009

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2009: 88, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA688124010
2ndA59415706
3rdA5085396906
4thB6241365017
5thB6243344314
6thM6335806
7thA583274607
8thA6063162500
9thB5411162202
10thA5071101402
11thA5072101301
12thB5269101102
13thB624271001
14thM551100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2009

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2009: 414.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2009

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2009: 295.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years