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Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea, Wyre, from 1979 to 2025, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 83 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
307
1,529th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
385
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
83
93 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious8327%
  • Slight22072%

What the data shows

  • Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea had 45 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 83 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 56 children under 16 were killed or injured in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea.

Where Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,529th
Most casualties
1,564th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,275th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (17%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (7.2%)
  • 30 mph243 (79%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph35 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant201 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (18%)
  • Pedestrian62 (16%)
  • Cyclist35 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea peaked at 12 in 2006; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
202458
202366
202256
202111
202022
201978
201834
2017712
201622
2015811
20141012
20131114
2012810
20111013
201088
2009710
200866
200733
20061214
200578
200436
200377
200279
200147
200079
19991017
199822
19971215
1996811
199556
199488
199322
199257
199155
19901013
198968
198879
19871114
198611
19851112
198469
198322
1982911
198156
19801011
1979911

Map of recent crashes in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea

The 24 most recent collisions in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea happened between 24 March 2021 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea

The B5270 has the most collisions in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea, 136 of 307 (44%), followed by the B5377 (71).

Collisions in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5270136166344
2ndB53777193116
3rdA5883451010

Council area for Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea

Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea is in Wyre, where police recorded 14,486 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea accounts for 2.1% of them.

Postcode district for Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea

All 307 collisions in Preesall and Knott End-on-Sea were in the FY6 postcode district.