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Preston road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2017, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2016 (394), and casualties fell from 548.

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

Collisions in 2017
378
Down 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
518
Down 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2017

1.3% of collisions in Preston in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight31684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5811%
  • Slight45588%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 378, down 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.3%)
  • February39 (10%)
  • March31 (8.2%)
  • April25 (6.6%)
  • May32 (8.5%)
  • June23 (6.1%)
  • July31 (8.2%)
  • August31 (8.2%)
  • September35 (9.3%)
  • October52 (14%)
  • November31 (8.2%)
  • December24 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (68%)
  • Wet or damp116 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph49 (13%)
  • 30 mph264 (70%)
  • 40 mph15 (4%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph33 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (59%)
  • Pedestrian78 (15%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2047 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (22%)
  • 36 to 4569 (13%)
  • 46 to 5570 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.2%)
  • Over 7522 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (60%)
  • Passenger127 (25%)
  • Pedestrian78 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car504 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 110th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2017

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2017, with 55 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2017

The A5085 had the most collisions in Preston in 2017: 36, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5085365303
2ndA6304004
3rdM6265912
4thA59192211
5thA583152212
6thB6243111304
7thA6063101002
8thM5581300
9thB624271001
10thB52695621
11thB54115601
12thB62415900
13thA50724600
14thA50713301

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2017

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2017: 251.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2017

PR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2017: 176.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years