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Blackpool road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 694 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1983, and 834 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (737), and casualties fell from 905.

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

Collisions in 1983
694
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
834
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1983

2% of collisions in Blackpool in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious16023%
  • Slight52075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious17521%
  • Slight64377%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1983 is highlighted, with 694, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 694
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (12%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday118 (17%)
  • Saturday115 (17%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (4.6%)
  • February39 (5.6%)
  • March55 (7.9%)
  • April57 (8.2%)
  • May42 (6.1%)
  • June57 (8.2%)
  • July76 (11%)
  • August87 (13%)
  • September57 (8.2%)
  • October83 (12%)
  • November51 (7.3%)
  • December58 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight453 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds555 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry464 (67%)
  • Wet or damp228 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph660 (95%)
  • 40 mph34 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (35%)
  • Pedestrian245 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (23%)
  • Cyclist69 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1050 (6%)
  • 11 to 1576 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20229 (27%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 3585 (10%)
  • 36 to 4568 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5544 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6566 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7552 (6.2%)
  • Over 7538 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider359 (43%)
  • Pedestrian245 (29%)
  • Passenger230 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car709 (62%)
  • Motorcycle211 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Blackpool

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blackpool ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 113th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1983

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1983: 98, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58498128322
2ndA583598108
3rdA5875365310
4thA586313815
5thB5261293208
6thB5262252706
7thA5099232902
8thA5073222704
9thB5124192318
10thB5390121306
11thB5266101425
12thB52653301
13thB52632200

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1983

Blackpool had 664 collisions in 1983.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1983

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1983: 238.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years