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Blackpool road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 741 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1985, and 913 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1984 (743), and casualties rose from 910.

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

Collisions in 1985
741
Level with 1984
Casualties in 1985
913
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
15
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1985

2% of collisions in Blackpool in 1985 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious14319%
  • Slight58379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious16218%
  • Slight73681%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1985 is highlighted, with 741, level with 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (12%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday117 (16%)
  • Saturday125 (17%)
  • Sunday108 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (3.8%)
  • February42 (5.7%)
  • March63 (8.5%)
  • April57 (7.7%)
  • May61 (8.2%)
  • June65 (8.8%)
  • July97 (13%)
  • August80 (11%)
  • September84 (11%)
  • October68 (9.2%)
  • November46 (6.2%)
  • December50 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight499 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds571 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry494 (67%)
  • Wet or damp232 (31%)
  • Snow8 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph698 (94%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway613 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (35%)
  • Pedestrian268 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (20%)
  • Cyclist76 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20226 (25%)
  • 21 to 25121 (13%)
  • 26 to 35131 (14%)
  • 36 to 4591 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5%)
  • 66 to 7558 (6.4%)
  • Over 7545 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (49%)
  • Pedestrian268 (29%)
  • Passenger195 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car750 (63%)
  • Motorcycle202 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 110th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1985

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1985: 105, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584105138324
2ndA5836693113
3rdA5874962111
4thA586404405
5thB5124313208
6thB5262263005
7thA5099253205
8thB5261233305
9thA5073222513
10thB5390182612
11thB5266101002
12thB52643610
13thB52653600
14thB52632200

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1985

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 689.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1985

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1985: 267.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years