The area of Lancashire where it's most dangerous to be a learner driver

A new study by Bill Plant driving school has discovered which areas in Britain you are most likely to have a road accident, and the city of Preston ranks third on the list. 

The study used Freedom of Information requests and compared the number of provisional licence holders in each city to the amount of reported road accidents involving drivers with a provisional licence in 2020.

The research found that out of the 58,158 provisional licence holders in Preston, 15.65 people have been involved in car accidents. 

The most dangerous cities for learner drivers are listed below and from left to right read: rank; postcode area; total number of provisional licence holders; reported road accidents involving drivers with a provisional licence in 2020; provisional licence holders involved in road accidents per 10,000.

1; Colchester; 46,424; 117; 25.20

2; Guildford; 80,847; 164; 20.29

3; Preston; 58,158; 91; 15.65

4; Plymouth; 63,834; 88; 13.79

5; Canterbury; 63,416; 78; 12.30

6; Exeter; 57,007; 69; 12.10

7; Tunbridge Wells; 75,135; 77; 10.25

8; Hull; 64,254; 57; 8.87

9; Dundee; 35,742; 31; 8.67

10; Medway; 79,502; 66; 8.30

The Colchester postcode area is the most likely in all of Britain to be involved in a road traffic accident as a learner.

Around 25.2 per 10,000 provisional licence holders in the postcode area have been involved in an accident, with most taking place in Essex.

Guildford ranks second place as one of Britain’s learner driver road collision hotspots.

Research found that of per 10,000 provisional licence holders living in the Guildford postcode area, 20.29 were involved in a crash.

Meanwhile, learner drivers in Preston are no stranger to road traffic collisions.

The study found that per 10,000 residents in the Preston postcode area that hold provisional licences, 15.65 of those have been involved in a reported road collision.

You can view the full breakdown here: billplant.co.uk/blog/learner-driver-accidents/