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Preston road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2018, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2017 (378), and casualties rose from 518.

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

Collisions in 2018
409
Up 8% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
560
Up 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2018

0.7% of collisions in Preston in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight34284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight48987%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2018 is highlighted, with 409, up 8% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (17%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.9%)
  • February22 (5.4%)
  • March36 (8.8%)
  • April29 (7.1%)
  • May44 (11%)
  • June37 (9%)
  • July29 (7.1%)
  • August25 (6.1%)
  • September35 (8.6%)
  • October38 (9.3%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December46 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (69%)
  • Wet or damp113 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph58 (14%)
  • 30 mph280 (68%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph28 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (60%)
  • Pedestrian92 (16%)
  • Cyclist58 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2051 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 35125 (22%)
  • 36 to 4558 (10%)
  • 46 to 5583 (15%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (56%)
  • Passenger156 (28%)
  • Pedestrian92 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 88th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2018

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2018, with 56 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2018

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2018: 40, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6405205
2ndA5085354803
3rdA59284906
4thA583253102
5thM6255118
6thB6243222718
7thB6241172503
8thB624281302
9thB52695601
10thM5551200
11thA60634600
12thB54114400
13thA50713300
14thA50723301
15thA50581200
16thA5631110
17thA5851100
18thB1211100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2018

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2018: 271.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2018

PR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2018: 179.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years