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Blackpool road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 701 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1979, and 859 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 26,449 collisions in Blackpool.

Collisions in 1979
701
Casualties in 1979
859
Fatal collisions
16
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Blackpool in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious16323%
  • Slight52274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.1%
  • Serious18021%
  • Slight66177%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1979 is highlighted, with 701.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025291392
2024320431
2023279362
2022328444
2021330432
2020245308
2019321396
2018345452
2017384511
2016416563
2015373502
2014403560
2013429582
2012463619
2011450588
2010499692
2009533720
2008494659
2007505696
2006501673
2005476638
2004494641
2003523678
2002649866
2001664927
2000606841
1999662893
1998691927
19977331,092
19967541,072
19957781,095
19948431,185
19937561,057
1992730933
1991701899
1990709898
1989691870
1988713872
1987693840
1986676843
1985741913
1984743910
1983694834
1982737905
1981699864
1980683840
1979701859

When and where crashes happen in Blackpool in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (12%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday109 (16%)
  • Saturday116 (17%)
  • Sunday97 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (6.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (5.6%)
  • February39 (5.6%)
  • March38 (5.4%)
  • April53 (7.6%)
  • May58 (8.3%)
  • June64 (9.1%)
  • July67 (9.6%)
  • August85 (12%)
  • September91 (13%)
  • October73 (10%)
  • November43 (6.1%)
  • December51 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight478 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds566 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry455 (65%)
  • Wet or damp219 (31%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph668 (95%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (33%)
  • Pedestrian277 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (20%)
  • Cyclist61 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant34 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3%)
  • 6 to 1059 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1568 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20197 (23%)
  • 21 to 2592 (11%)
  • 26 to 35110 (13%)
  • 36 to 4564 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5571 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6572 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7564 (7.5%)
  • Over 7536 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (43%)
  • Pedestrian277 (32%)
  • Passenger211 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car672 (61%)
  • Motorcycle180 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach53 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Blackpool

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blackpool ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 111th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1979

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1979: 99, including 5 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58499122523
2ndA583507129
3rdA586414419
4thA5874049010
5thA5099242605
6thA5073232604
7thB5261192211
8thB5124162003
9thB5262152004
10thB52665702
11thB53904501
12thB52642200
13thA2601100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1979

Blackpool had 661 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1979

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1979: 244.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1979, 4 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years