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Blackpool road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 676 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1986, and 843 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1985 (741), and casualties fell from 913.

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

Collisions in 1986
676
Down 9% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
843
Down 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
16
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1986

2.4% of collisions in Blackpool in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious14321%
  • Slight51776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious16219%
  • Slight66579%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1986 is highlighted, with 676, down 9% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (13%)
  • Tuesday87 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (14%)
  • Thursday95 (14%)
  • Friday118 (17%)
  • Saturday105 (16%)
  • Sunday87 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.4%)
  • February28 (4.1%)
  • March47 (7%)
  • April31 (4.6%)
  • May65 (9.6%)
  • June50 (7.4%)
  • July72 (11%)
  • August68 (10%)
  • September72 (11%)
  • October75 (11%)
  • November62 (9.2%)
  • December56 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight445 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds539 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry485 (72%)
  • Wet or damp182 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph629 (93%)
  • 40 mph36 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway552 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (38%)
  • Pedestrian272 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (17%)
  • Cyclist67 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1049 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20177 (21%)
  • 21 to 25150 (18%)
  • 26 to 3581 (9.6%)
  • 36 to 4576 (9%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7557 (6.8%)
  • Over 7546 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (45%)
  • Pedestrian272 (32%)
  • Passenger189 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (67%)
  • Motorcycle155 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1986

Map of the last 7 crashes of 1986 in Blackpool

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

  • 7 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Blackpool ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 127th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1986

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1986: 110, including 4 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584110142433
2ndA5836582112
3rdA587485729
4thA586384517
5thA5099354309
6thA5073262805
7thB5261192404
8thB5262192303
9thB5390182414
10thB5124131503
11thB52666721
12thA52304901
13thB52642300
14thB52631100
15thB52671300

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1986

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 454.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1986

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1986: 186.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years