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Blackpool road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 683 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1980, and 840 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1979 (701), and casualties fell from 859.

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

Collisions in 1980
683
Down 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
840
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
18
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1980

2.6% of collisions in Blackpool in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.6%
  • Serious17425%
  • Slight49172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious19223%
  • Slight62875%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1980 is highlighted, with 683, down 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (11%)
  • Tuesday89 (13%)
  • Wednesday102 (15%)
  • Thursday92 (13%)
  • Friday127 (19%)
  • Saturday109 (16%)
  • Sunday86 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (5.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (5.6%)
  • February43 (6.3%)
  • March29 (4.2%)
  • April55 (8.1%)
  • May47 (6.9%)
  • June71 (10%)
  • July66 (9.7%)
  • August95 (14%)
  • September72 (11%)
  • October68 (10%)
  • November49 (7.2%)
  • December50 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit235 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds545 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry446 (65%)
  • Wet or damp229 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph656 (96%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway569 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (33%)
  • Pedestrian272 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (19%)
  • Cyclist74 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1048 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1582 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20218 (26%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (10%)
  • 36 to 4559 (7%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7558 (6.9%)
  • Over 7539 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (45%)
  • Pedestrian272 (32%)
  • Passenger189 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car676 (64%)
  • Motorcycle179 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 117th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1980

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1980: 103, including 6 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584103136621
2ndA5876477220
3rdA5835266211
4thA5863949111
5thA5073293215
6thA5099263003
7thB5262243403
8thB5124212505
9thB52612024012
10thB5390172414
11thB52666602
12thB52635500
13thB52643401
14thB52652201
15thA50091100
16thB52681100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1980

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 648.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1980

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1980: 230.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1980, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years