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Blackpool road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 699 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1981, and 864 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (683), and casualties rose from 840.

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

Collisions in 1981
699
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
864
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
18
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1981

2.6% of collisions in Blackpool in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.6%
  • Serious16624%
  • Slight51574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.1%
  • Serious18221%
  • Slight66477%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1981 is highlighted, with 699, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday88 (13%)
  • Thursday93 (13%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday125 (18%)
  • Sunday97 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (6.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (6.9%)
  • February44 (6.3%)
  • March43 (6.2%)
  • April50 (7.2%)
  • May43 (6.2%)
  • June57 (8.2%)
  • July75 (11%)
  • August85 (12%)
  • September73 (10%)
  • October80 (11%)
  • November61 (8.7%)
  • December40 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight468 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit224 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds570 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry472 (68%)
  • Wet or damp206 (29%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph670 (96%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway571 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (6%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (34%)
  • Pedestrian258 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (21%)
  • Cyclist85 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1078 (9%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20206 (24%)
  • 21 to 25101 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (9.3%)
  • 36 to 4576 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8%)
  • 56 to 6570 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7558 (6.7%)
  • Over 7535 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (46%)
  • Pedestrian258 (30%)
  • Passenger208 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car703 (62%)
  • Motorcycle203 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 113th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
113th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1981

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1981: 95, including 6 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58495114628
2ndA5835466212
3rdA5874655211
4thA586344204
5thA5073313308
6thA5099273826
7thB5261273906
8thB5262202105
9thB5124182016
10thB5390173105
11thB5266101205
12thB52643502
13thB52652301

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1981

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 678.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1981

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1981: 253.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1981, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years