Official DfT STATS19 Data
Preston Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Preston from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,704 collisions, ranked #86 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,704
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
13
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
531
Serious
hospital-level injuries
2,340
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 346 | 3 | 112 | 231 | 453 |
| 2024 | 343 | 5 | 91 | 247 | 465 |
| 2023 | 363 | 1 | 117 | 245 | 515 |
| 2022 | 333 | 2 | 113 | 218 | 449 |
| 2021 | 319 | 2 | 98 | 219 | 458 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Preston
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Preston on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Preston — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Preston?
Preston recorded 1,704 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 13 fatal and 531 serious collisions, with 2,340 total casualties. It ranks #86 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Preston accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.