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Preston road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Preston in 2025, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2024 (343), and casualties fell from 465.

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

Collisions in 2025
346
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
453
Down 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Preston in 2025

0.9% of collisions in Preston in 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Preston from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious11232%
  • Slight23167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious12127%
  • Slight32973%

Preston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 888 in 1997. 2025 is highlighted, with 346, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 346
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February25 (7.2%)
  • March31 (9%)
  • April27 (7.8%)
  • May25 (7.2%)
  • June30 (8.7%)
  • July21 (6.1%)
  • August30 (8.7%)
  • September28 (8.1%)
  • October27 (7.8%)
  • November21 (6.1%)
  • December44 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (71%)
  • Wet or damp94 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph51 (15%)
  • 30 mph224 (65%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph34 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (19%)
  • Roundabout14 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Preston in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (61%)
  • Pedestrian90 (20%)
  • Cyclist46 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2055 (12%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3590 (20%)
  • 36 to 4563 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (59%)
  • Passenger96 (21%)
  • Pedestrian90 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Preston in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Preston had the 85th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Preston in 2025

City Centre, Preston, PR1 1FB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Preston in 2025, with 36 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Preston with the most crashes in 2025

The A6 had the most collisions in Preston in 2025: 33, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Preston, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6335208
2ndM6254208
3rdA59232808
4thA583182905
5thA5085172217
6thB6243151503
7thB6241112103
8thM55111603
9thA6063101403
10thB6242101203
11thB52698904
12thB541171013
13thA50713302
14thA5822202
15thA1231100
16thA4441100
17thA50721100
18thB52541100

Towns in Preston: crashes in 2025

Preston, Preston had the most collisions of any town in Preston in 2025: 221.

Postcode districts in Preston: crashes in 2025

PR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Preston in 2025: 151.

Latest crashes in Preston in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Preston in 2025, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Preston road accidents in other years