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Preston road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2014, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2013 (378), and casualties rose from 503.

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

Collisions in 2014
464
Up 23% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
642
Up 28% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2014

0.6% of collisions in Preston in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight38984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7612%
  • Slight56388%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2014 is highlighted, with 464, up 23% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday84 (18%)
  • Wednesday82 (18%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.8%)
  • February34 (7.3%)
  • March35 (7.5%)
  • April38 (8.2%)
  • May40 (8.6%)
  • June30 (6.5%)
  • July36 (7.8%)
  • August40 (8.6%)
  • September36 (7.8%)
  • October44 (9.5%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December43 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (77%)
  • Wet or damp103 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph51 (11%)
  • 30 mph329 (71%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph15 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (61%)
  • Pedestrian103 (16%)
  • Cyclist77 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2074 (12%)
  • 21 to 2588 (14%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 4592 (14%)
  • 46 to 5599 (15%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (61%)
  • Passenger150 (23%)
  • Pedestrian103 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car652 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Preston ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 95th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2014

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2014, with 63 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2014

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2014: 49, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6497504
2ndA5085406409
3rdA59284612
4thB6241263315
5thM6264302
6thA583212714
7thB6243192105
8thB624291100
9thA50716701
10thA50726700
11thB54116703
12thM554500
13thA60633300
14thB52693301
15thA491100
16thA50831100
17thA5851100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2014

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2014: 299.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2014

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2014: 201.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2014, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2014.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years