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A5071 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 collisions on the A5071 from 1979 to 2025, with 272 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 49 were serious.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the A5071, up 33% from 3 in 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
212
3,168th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
272
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
49
51 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Up 33% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Up 33% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5071

None of the 212 collisions on the A5071 were fatal, and 23% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4923%
  • Slight16377%

Where the A5071 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,168th
Most casualties
3,250th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
2,995th

A5071 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5071 peaked at 12 in 1998 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5071, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202433
202345
202222
202169
202023
201956
201833
201733
201645
201578
201467
201346
201279
201178
201055
20091014
20081013
200757
200679
2005512
200457
200356
200289
200136
200035
1999811
19981213
199711
1996711
199557
199422
199335
199256
199133
199012
198933
198844
198723
198622
198523
198422
198334
198223
198133
198055
197945

When crashes happen on the A5071

Friday has the most collisions on the A5071 (39), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (64).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (17%)
  • Friday39 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday14 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (0.9%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (0.9%)
  • 6am to 9am17 (8%)
  • 9am to noon35 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm53 (25%)
  • 3pm to 6pm64 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm19 (9%)
  • 9pm to midnight20 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.1%)
  • February19 (9%)
  • March13 (6.1%)
  • April15 (7.1%)
  • May14 (6.6%)
  • June16 (7.5%)
  • July14 (6.6%)
  • August9 (4.2%)
  • September26 (12%)
  • October26 (12%)
  • November20 (9.4%)
  • December27 (13%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight157 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5071 crashes

On the A5071, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 70% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph206 (97%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (70%)
  • Wet or damp61 (29%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (92%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5071 crashes

Car occupants make up 61% of the people killed or injured on the A5071, followed by pedestrians (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (61%)
  • Pedestrian52 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car305 (80%)
  • Motorcycle33 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2061 (22%)
  • 21 to 2553 (19%)
  • 26 to 3557 (21%)
  • 36 to 4523 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5517 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.6%)
  • Over 755 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (62%)
  • Passenger52 (19%)
  • Pedestrian52 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5071

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5071

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5071 crashes by council area

Of the 212 collisions on the A5071, 210 were in Preston.

Collisions on the A5071 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPreston210268048

A5071 crashes by town

Of the 212 collisions on the A5071, 207 were in the built-up area of Preston, Preston.

Recent crashes on the A5071

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5071, from 9 April 2019 to 13 December 2025.

Severity