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Preston road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 469 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2012, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (489), and casualties fell from 676.

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

Collisions in 2012
469
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
638
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2012

1.3% of collisions in Preston in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight40486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious609.4%
  • Slight57290%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 469, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday88 (19%)
  • Wednesday85 (18%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday65 (14%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.6%)
  • February38 (8.1%)
  • March42 (9%)
  • April31 (6.6%)
  • May33 (7%)
  • June30 (6.4%)
  • July34 (7.2%)
  • August36 (7.7%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December29 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (65%)
  • Wet or damp157 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (8.3%)
  • 30 mph354 (75%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph29 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (52%)
  • Pedestrian122 (19%)
  • Cyclist70 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2098 (15%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 3589 (14%)
  • 36 to 45108 (17%)
  • 46 to 5597 (15%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.9%)
  • Over 7524 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (55%)
  • Passenger166 (26%)
  • Pedestrian122 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car600 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Preston ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 92nd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2012

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2012, with 77 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2012

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2012: 49, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6496417
2ndA59324205
3rdA5085314301
4thB6243223002
5thB6241182200
6thM6172221
7thA583152703
8thM55132412
9thA6063111301
10thB624281102
11thA50717900
12thB54116601
13thB52695901
14thA50724600
15thA50833600
16thA6771100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2012

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2012: 317.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2012

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2012: 224.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2012, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Preston road accidents in other years