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Barton (Preston) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 road traffic collisions in Barton, Preston, from 1979 to 2025, and 244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
154
2,239th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
244
1.58 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
42
54 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Barton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious4227%
  • Slight11071%

What the data shows

  • Barton had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 60% fewer than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in Barton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 21 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barton, 8.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Barton.

Where Barton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,239th
Most casualties
2,031st
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,923rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (16%)
  • Tuesday13 (8.4%)
  • Wednesday21 (14%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday17 (11%)
  • Saturday26 (17%)
  • Sunday30 (19%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (36%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph12 (7.8%)
  • 40 mph61 (40%)
  • 50 mph62 (40%)
  • 60 mph17 (11%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant167 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (14%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barton peaked at 11 in 1992; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202423
202312
202211
202112
202000
201923
201846
201711
201622
201533
201434
201300
201244
201111
201058
200956
2008716
200746
200634
200555
200422
200334
200213
200123
200038
199949
199856
199767
1996712
199527
199447
199313
19921116
199134
199048
198959
198857
198734
198635
198549
198422
198357
198238
198123
198046
197968

Map of recent crashes in Barton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barton

The 24 most recent collisions in Barton happened between 29 February 2012 and 7 September 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barton

Of the 154 collisions in Barton, 137 were on the A6.

Collisions in Barton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6137217236

Council areas covering Barton

Collisions in Barton were recorded in 3 council areas. Preston has 140 of 154 (91%).

Collisions in Barton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPreston140223238
2ndWyre101404
3rdRibble Valley3600

Postcode district for Barton

All 154 collisions in Barton were in the PR3 postcode district.