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Preston road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2019, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2018 (409), and casualties fell from 560.

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

Collisions in 2019
362
Down 11% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
494
Down 12% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2019

0.6% of collisions in Preston in 2019 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious10429%
  • Slight25671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious11122%
  • Slight38177%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 362, down 11% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 362
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.9%)
  • February28 (7.7%)
  • March20 (5.5%)
  • April19 (5.2%)
  • May25 (6.9%)
  • June32 (8.8%)
  • July30 (8.3%)
  • August30 (8.3%)
  • September44 (12%)
  • October45 (12%)
  • November35 (9.7%)
  • December29 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (5%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (66%)
  • Wet or damp114 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph48 (13%)
  • 30 mph244 (67%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph11 (3%)
  • 70 mph41 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (64%)
  • Pedestrian76 (15%)
  • Cyclist53 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2057 (12%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 35103 (21%)
  • 36 to 4566 (13%)
  • 46 to 5565 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.7%)
  • Over 7520 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (59%)
  • Passenger128 (26%)
  • Pedestrian76 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle26 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 102nd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2019

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2019, with 47 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2019

The A5085 had the most collisions in Preston in 2019: 30, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5085303907
2ndM6275204
3rdA6263808
4thB6243192407
5thA59142103
6thB6241141803
7thM55142506
8thB5269121606
9thA58391001
10thB541191201
11thB624291103
12thA50726802
13thA50715602
14thA60632201
15thA11101

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2019

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2019: 218.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2019

PR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2019: 161.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2019, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years