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Preston road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2022, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2021 (319), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 2022
333
Up 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
449
Down 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2022

0.6% of collisions in Preston in 2022 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious11334%
  • Slight21865%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious12027%
  • Slight32773%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2022 is highlighted, with 333, up 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 333
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.6%)
  • February30 (9%)
  • March36 (11%)
  • April23 (6.9%)
  • May24 (7.2%)
  • June26 (7.8%)
  • July32 (9.6%)
  • August25 (7.5%)
  • September19 (5.7%)
  • October27 (8.1%)
  • November31 (9.3%)
  • December28 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (74%)
  • Wet or damp82 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph42 (13%)
  • 30 mph227 (68%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph37 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (63%)
  • Pedestrian73 (16%)
  • Cyclist46 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2056 (12%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (20%)
  • 36 to 4563 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (12%)
  • 56 to 6546 (10%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.8%)
  • Over 7521 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (61%)
  • Passenger103 (23%)
  • Pedestrian73 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 97th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2022

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2022, with 41 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2022

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2022: 33, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63339013
2ndM6304715
3rdA50852939010
4thB62432430010
5thA592230010
6thB624191003
7thB624291201
8thM5581402
9thA60636603
10thB52696803
11thA5835701
12thB54115801
13thB52543402
14thA50712201
15thA5822201
16thA50721100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2022

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2022: 213.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2022

PR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2022: 154.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years