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Preston road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2011, and 676 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2010 (529), and casualties fell from 774.

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

Collisions in 2011
489
Down 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
676
Down 13% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2011

0.2% of collisions in Preston in 2011 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6213%
  • Slight42687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious639.3%
  • Slight61291%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2011 is highlighted, with 489, down 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (19%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.8%)
  • February34 (7%)
  • March49 (10%)
  • April42 (8.6%)
  • May43 (8.8%)
  • June45 (9.2%)
  • July35 (7.2%)
  • August29 (5.9%)
  • September50 (10%)
  • October43 (8.8%)
  • November39 (8%)
  • December42 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (66%)
  • Wet or damp164 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph407 (83%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (62%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)
  • Cyclist69 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2090 (13%)
  • 21 to 2582 (12%)
  • 26 to 35133 (20%)
  • 36 to 45123 (18%)
  • 46 to 5581 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.6%)
  • Over 7518 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (59%)
  • Passenger183 (27%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 94th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2011

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2011, with 80 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2011

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2011: 55, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6557802
2ndA59395706
3rdA5085354607
4thB6242273702
5thB6243232906
6thM6213702
7thA583192906
8thB6241141901
9thA5072131600
10thB5269101700
11thM55101611
12thB541191502
13thA606381102
14thA50717801
15thA50833300
16thB64781101

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2011

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2011: 324.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2011

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2011: 234.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years