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Preston road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2015, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2014 (464), and casualties fell from 642.

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

Collisions in 2015
386
Down 17% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
575
Down 10% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2015

1.3% of collisions in Preston in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight30980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7814%
  • Slight49185%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 386, down 17% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (17%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.1%)
  • February34 (8.8%)
  • March33 (8.5%)
  • April29 (7.5%)
  • May28 (7.3%)
  • June32 (8.3%)
  • July31 (8%)
  • August27 (7%)
  • September36 (9.3%)
  • October32 (8.3%)
  • November37 (9.6%)
  • December32 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (76%)
  • Wet or damp92 (24%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph51 (13%)
  • 30 mph267 (69%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph25 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (58%)
  • Pedestrian104 (18%)
  • Cyclist46 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5%)
  • 16 to 2061 (11%)
  • 21 to 2591 (16%)
  • 26 to 3598 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (13%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.8%)
  • Over 7523 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (55%)
  • Passenger154 (27%)
  • Pedestrian104 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 123rd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2015

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2015, with 56 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2015

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2015: 49, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6497509
2ndA59264217
3rdA5085253701
4thB6241202904
5thM6184102
6thB6243142011
7thA583101211
8thB6242101401
9thM5591801
10thA50717801
11thB526971102
12thB541171000
13thA60634500
14thA50721200

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2015

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2015: 253.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2015

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2015: 168.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2015.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years