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Grimsargh road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Grimsargh, Preston, from 1979 to 2025, and 262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
183
2,045th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
262
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
41
44 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Grimsargh

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4122%
  • Slight13976%

What the data shows

  • Grimsargh had 21 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 38 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Grimsargh were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 32 children under 16 were killed or injured in Grimsargh, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Grimsargh.

Where Grimsargh ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,045th
Most casualties
1,949th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,948th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (11%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (17%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph163 (89%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (4.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant173 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (12%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Grimsargh road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Grimsargh, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Grimsargh peaked at 10 in 2001; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202424
202300
202256
202100
202034
201912
201847
201722
201634
201500
201433
201357
201222
201135
201056
200935
200833
2007911
200655
200522
200467
200337
200222
20011017
2000715
199935
199848
1997710
199668
1995711
199455
199368
199233
199133
199023
1989511
198822
1987710
198600
1985713
198457
198356
198257
198134
198067
197934

Map of recent crashes in Grimsargh

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Grimsargh

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Grimsargh

The 24 most recent collisions in Grimsargh happened between 19 June 2014 and 28 February 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Grimsargh

Of the 183 collisions in Grimsargh, 159 were on the B6243.

Collisions in Grimsargh on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6243159230236

Council areas covering Grimsargh

Collisions in Grimsargh were recorded in 2 council areas. Preston has 139 of 183 (76%).

Collisions in Grimsargh by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stPreston139198134
2ndRibble Valley446427

Postcode district for Grimsargh

All 183 collisions in Grimsargh were in the PR2 postcode district.