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Cottam (Preston) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 road traffic collisions in Cottam, Preston, from 1979 to 2025, and 202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
154
2,239th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
202
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
35
37 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cottam

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3523%
  • Slight11877%

What the data shows

  • Cottam had 20 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 40 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Cottam were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 22 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cottam, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Cottam.

Where Cottam ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,239th
Most casualties
2,253rd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,148th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (12%)
  • Tuesday30 (19%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday18 (12%)
  • Friday32 (21%)
  • Saturday17 (11%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (93%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph92 (60%)
  • 40 mph33 (21%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph25 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds125 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant116 (57%)
  • Cyclist27 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (12%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cottam road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cottam, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cottam peaked at 8 in 1999; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202411
202344
202211
202159
202011
201924
201811
201711
201600
201539
201422
201344
201233
201122
201057
200979
200833
200745
200679
200548
200446
200311
200233
200158
200067
199989
199844
199745
199634
199556
199411
199358
199248
199134
199055
198935
198811
198722
198623
198533
198411
198334
198245
198133
198044
197934

Map of recent crashes in Cottam

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cottam

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cottam

The 24 most recent collisions in Cottam happened between 18 May 2014 and 1 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cottam

Of the 154 collisions in Cottam, 31 were on the B5411.

Collisions in Cottam on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5411314509

Council area for Cottam

Cottam is in Preston, where police recorded 28,414 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Cottam accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Cottam

Of the 154 collisions in Cottam, 153 (99%) were in the PR4 postcode district.