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Ashton, Preston, PR2 1SX area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
142
5,877th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
192
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
4
6 in 2024

Crash severity at the PR2 1SX hotspot

37 of the 142 collisions here (26%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3525%
  • Slight10574%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
37
Slightly injured
153
All casualties
192

Accidents by year at the PR2 1SX hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 16 in 2006, against an average of 5.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the PR2 1SX hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202467
202355
202258
202134
202022
201922
201869
201712
201645
201544
201444
201311
201245
201122
201022
2009714
20081114
200799
20061624
20051014
2004810
2003916
200278
20011016

Map of crashes at the PR2 1SX hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near PR2 1SX.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Ashton, Preston, PR2 1SX area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the PR2 1SX hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Ashton
Council area
Preston
Nearest postcode to the centre
PR2 1SX
Postcode district
PR2
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.77288, -2.74614
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
28 November 2025
Rank by collisions
5,877th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the PR2 1SX hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A5085, with 36 of 142, followed by the B6241 with 35.

Collisions at the PR2 1SX hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50853655012
2ndB6241354528
3rdB54113401
4thB62511100

Towns near the PR2 1SX hotspot

Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Preston, Preston had the most collisions, 79 of 142.

All 142 crashes at the PR2 1SX hotspot

Newest first, from 13 January 2001 to 28 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year