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Fulwood road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,745 road traffic collisions in Fulwood, Preston, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,077 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 679 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, down 17% on 2024 (52).

Collisions since 1979
3,745
282nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,077
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
34 people killed
Serious collisions
679
754 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Down 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
55
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Fulwood

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal340.9%
  • Serious67918%
  • Slight3,03281%

What the data shows

  • Fulwood had 478 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 822 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Fulwood were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 790 children under 16 were killed or injured in Fulwood, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Fulwood.

Where Fulwood ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
282nd
Most casualties
259th
Most fatal collisions
305th
Most serious collisions
262nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday543 (14%)
  • Tuesday585 (16%)
  • Wednesday601 (16%)
  • Thursday613 (16%)
  • Friday641 (17%)
  • Saturday426 (11%)
  • Sunday336 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,753 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit935 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,431 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway161 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout117 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph80 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph3,016 (81%)
  • 40 mph577 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph23 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph48 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,963 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds631 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded36 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,940 (58%)
  • Pedestrian795 (16%)
  • Cyclist501 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist463 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant167 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant115 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Fulwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fulwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Fulwood peaked at 116 in 1994; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 43
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254355
20245260
20235079
20224962
20213541
20203744
20195993
20185776
20174248
20165470
20155986
201473102
20136780
20126278
201176104
20106898
2009102141
200896146
2007107139
2006112165
200597134
200487123
200385127
200288147
200199123
200088132
199984120
1998111154
1997102166
1996108153
199587128
1994116162
199394129
19927398
199194111
199091117
198984102
198891127
198779100
19866082
198586110
1984109138
19837994
198296113
198183101
198096116
197978103

Map of recent crashes in Fulwood

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Fulwood

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Fulwood

The 24 most recent collisions in Fulwood happened between 30 May and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Fulwood

The A6 has the most collisions in Fulwood, 904 of 3,745 (24%), followed by the B6242 (344).

Collisions in Fulwood on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69041,29810143
2ndB6242344480345
3rdB6241321470158
4thB5411305417773
5thM55274614
6thM6224505
7thB62434501

Council areas covering Fulwood

Collisions in Fulwood were recorded in 5 council areas. Preston has 3,666 of 3,745 (98%).

Collisions in Fulwood by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPreston3,6664,95634667
2ndRibble Valley577607
3rdWyre101803
4thLancaster92302
5thSouth Ribble3400

Postcode districts in Fulwood

Collisions in Fulwood were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by PR2 (3,562) and PR4 (120).