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Penwortham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,708 road traffic collisions in Penwortham, South Ribble, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,182 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 330 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,708
507th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,182
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
18 people killed
Serious collisions
330
347 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
27
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Penwortham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal181.1%
  • Serious33019%
  • Slight1,36080%

What the data shows

  • Penwortham had 203 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 295 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Penwortham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 395 children under 16 were killed or injured in Penwortham, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Penwortham.

Where Penwortham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
507th
Most casualties
504th
Most fatal collisions
536th
Most serious collisions
465th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday256 (15%)
  • Tuesday267 (16%)
  • Wednesday255 (15%)
  • Thursday259 (15%)
  • Friday307 (18%)
  • Saturday211 (12%)
  • Sunday153 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,272 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit404 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,532 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (8%)
  • Roundabout27 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph42 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph1,555 (91%)
  • 40 mph44 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph24 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,397 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds251 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,018 (47%)
  • Cyclist374 (17%)
  • Pedestrian336 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist301 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant36 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Penwortham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Penwortham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Penwortham peaked at 56 in 1995; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252027
2024911
20231625
20221720
20211517
20201522
20192629
20183032
20172733
20162846
20153037
20143039
20131924
20122841
20113038
20102643
20092533
20083448
20073755
20063652
20055267
20043444
20033347
20024658
20013252
20004767
19994050
19984051
19975376
19963446
19955684
19944856
19932935
19925067
19914354
19904857
19895361
19884862
19875157
19863540
19855258
19845357
19835664
19824351
19813942
19805664
19793943

Map of recent crashes in Penwortham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Penwortham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Penwortham

The 24 most recent collisions in Penwortham happened between 4 May 2024 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Penwortham

The A59 has the most collisions in Penwortham, 466 of 1,708 (27%), followed by the B5254 (198).

Collisions in Penwortham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA59466594885
2ndB5254198281141
3rdA582173222140

Council areas covering Penwortham

Collisions in Penwortham were recorded in 2 council areas. South Ribble has 1,697 of 1,708 (99%).

Collisions in Penwortham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Ribble1,6972,16818328
2ndPreston7801

Postcode districts in Penwortham

Collisions in Penwortham were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by PR1 (1,692) and PR4 (16).