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Preston road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2024, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2023 (363), and casualties fell from 515.

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

Collisions in 2024
343
Down 6% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
465
Down 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2024

1.5% of collisions in Preston in 2024 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious9127%
  • Slight24772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious10322%
  • Slight35677%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 343, down 6% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 343
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (17%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9%)
  • February25 (7.3%)
  • March26 (7.6%)
  • April24 (7%)
  • May29 (8.5%)
  • June31 (9%)
  • July31 (9%)
  • August18 (5.2%)
  • September30 (8.7%)
  • October42 (12%)
  • November31 (9%)
  • December25 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (73%)
  • Wet or damp91 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (10%)
  • 30 mph235 (69%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph28 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (20%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (61%)
  • Pedestrian66 (14%)
  • Cyclist48 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2059 (13%)
  • 21 to 2537 (8%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4573 (16%)
  • 46 to 5562 (13%)
  • 56 to 6558 (12%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.8%)
  • Over 7517 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (64%)
  • Passenger100 (22%)
  • Pedestrian66 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 82nd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2024

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2024, with 41 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2024

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2024: 33, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63341010
2ndA5085223007
3rdB6243202404
4thA59192503
5thM6194514
6thA583162517
7thB6241121604
8thB5411111503
9thM55101703
10thB526981002
11thB62427801
12thA50726702
13thA60636802
14thA5824702
15thB52544700
16thA50713300

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2024

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2024: 212.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2024

PR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2024: 169.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years