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Preston road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2010, and 774 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2009 (636), and casualties fell from 892.

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

Collisions in 2010
529
Down 17% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
774
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Preston in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight45887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious729.3%
  • Slight70090%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 529, down 17% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday95 (18%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday63 (12%)
  • Sunday53 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.1%)
  • February54 (10%)
  • March39 (7.4%)
  • April39 (7.4%)
  • May51 (9.6%)
  • June31 (5.9%)
  • July41 (7.8%)
  • August38 (7.2%)
  • September59 (11%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December40 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (68%)
  • Wet or damp140 (26%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph411 (78%)
  • 40 mph49 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (3%)
  • 70 mph32 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (59%)
  • Pedestrian114 (15%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5%)
  • 16 to 20113 (15%)
  • 21 to 25119 (15%)
  • 26 to 35140 (18%)
  • 36 to 45121 (16%)
  • 46 to 5586 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.5%)
  • Over 7530 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider431 (56%)
  • Passenger229 (30%)
  • Pedestrian114 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car730 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 90th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2010

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2010, with 85 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2010

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2010: 73, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA67310506
2ndA594767010
3rdA5085335006
4thB6243263702
5thA583233902
6thM6233704
7thB6241192204
8thB6242142612
9thM5591910
10thA606381100
11thA50727800
12thB54117701
13thA50715503
14thB52695802
15thA5822300
16thA5851200

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2010

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2010: 342.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2010

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2010: 258.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 2010.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years