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Preston road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2013, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2012 (469), and casualties fell from 638.

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

Collisions in 2013
378
Down 19% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
503
Down 21% on 2012
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2013

None of the collisions in Preston in 2013 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight33087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5311%
  • Slight45089%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2013 is highlighted, with 378, down 19% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 378
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9%)
  • February23 (6.1%)
  • March30 (7.9%)
  • April33 (8.7%)
  • May28 (7.4%)
  • June32 (8.5%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August25 (6.6%)
  • September31 (8.2%)
  • October36 (9.5%)
  • November28 (7.4%)
  • December46 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (67%)
  • Wet or damp117 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (9.8%)
  • 30 mph285 (75%)
  • 40 mph19 (5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (53%)
  • Pedestrian78 (16%)
  • Cyclist54 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2060 (12%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (21%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5575 (15%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 7520 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (60%)
  • Passenger121 (24%)
  • Pedestrian78 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 124th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2013

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2013, with 61 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2013

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2013: 49, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6496606
2ndA59304002
3rdA5085263401
4thM6233603
5thB6243192702
6thB6241111202
7thA58391101
8thB624291501
9thB541181002
10thA606361201
11thB52695702
12thA50714600
13thM554500
14thA50722400
15thB52431200
16thB62341101

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2013

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2013: 244.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2013

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2013: 183.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years