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Blackpool road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 693 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1987, and 840 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1986 (676), and casualties fell from 843.

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

Collisions in 1987
693
Up 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
840
Level with 1986
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1987

1.4% of collisions in Blackpool in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious17325%
  • Slight51074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious19023%
  • Slight64076%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1987 is highlighted, with 693, up 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 693
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday111 (16%)
  • Saturday109 (16%)
  • Sunday87 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (4.6%)
  • February32 (4.6%)
  • March35 (5.1%)
  • April67 (9.7%)
  • May66 (9.5%)
  • June75 (11%)
  • July79 (11%)
  • August84 (12%)
  • September62 (8.9%)
  • October71 (10%)
  • November45 (6.5%)
  • December45 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight467 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds563 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry531 (77%)
  • Wet or damp157 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph651 (94%)
  • 40 mph33 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway571 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (37%)
  • Pedestrian269 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (19%)
  • Cyclist67 (8%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3%)
  • 6 to 1059 (7%)
  • 11 to 1561 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20171 (20%)
  • 21 to 25173 (21%)
  • 26 to 3597 (12%)
  • 36 to 4569 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5557 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.2%)
  • Over 7553 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (47%)
  • Pedestrian269 (32%)
  • Passenger179 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car749 (67%)
  • Motorcycle171 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 117th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1987

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1987: 95, including 3 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58495119330
2ndA5836686112
3rdA586525919
4thA5874251111
5thA5099344407
6thA5073252704
7thB5261232908
8thB5262232311
9thB5124212404
10thB5390121204
11thB5266101304
12thA523041103
13thB52642200
14thB52652402
15thB52631100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1987

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 662.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1987

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1987: 278.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1987, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years