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Blackpool road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 737 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1982, and 905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1981 (699), and casualties rose from 864.

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

Collisions in 1982
737
Up 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
905
Up 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1982

1.4% of collisions in Blackpool in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious18225%
  • Slight54574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious20022%
  • Slight69477%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1982 is highlighted, with 737, up 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (15%)
  • Tuesday105 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (13%)
  • Thursday100 (14%)
  • Friday127 (17%)
  • Saturday116 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (8.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (5.8%)
  • February40 (5.4%)
  • March43 (5.8%)
  • April48 (6.5%)
  • May74 (10%)
  • June55 (7.5%)
  • July74 (10%)
  • August81 (11%)
  • September85 (12%)
  • October76 (10%)
  • November65 (8.8%)
  • December53 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight491 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds599 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry491 (67%)
  • Wet or damp231 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph697 (95%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway579 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (5%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (35%)
  • Pedestrian248 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (23%)
  • Cyclist95 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7%)
  • 16 to 20269 (30%)
  • 21 to 25105 (12%)
  • 26 to 35101 (11%)
  • 36 to 4577 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5545 (5%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7581 (9%)
  • Over 7538 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider469 (52%)
  • Pedestrian248 (27%)
  • Passenger188 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car746 (62%)
  • Motorcycle219 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Blackpool

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blackpool ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 107th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
107th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1982

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1982: 97, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58497116128
2ndA58385113121
3rdA5876786322
4thA586384105
5thA5099333605
6thA5073323906
7thB5261263107
8thB5124232606
9thB5262232806
10thB5390121805
11thB5266101422
12thB52632202
13thB52642200
14thB52652202
15thA5851100
16thA5891100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1982

Blackpool had 703 collisions in 1982.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1982

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1982: 265.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1982, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years