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Blackpool road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 713 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1988, and 872 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (693), and casualties rose from 840.

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

Collisions in 1988
713
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
872
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1988

1.1% of collisions in Blackpool in 1988 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious13919%
  • Slight56679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious14817%
  • Slight71682%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1988 is highlighted, with 713, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (15%)
  • Tuesday106 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (13%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday112 (16%)
  • Sunday78 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (5.8%)
  • February44 (6.2%)
  • March44 (6.2%)
  • April54 (7.6%)
  • May73 (10%)
  • June46 (6.5%)
  • July48 (6.7%)
  • August81 (11%)
  • September75 (11%)
  • October94 (13%)
  • November51 (7.2%)
  • December62 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight484 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit217 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds571 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry523 (73%)
  • Wet or damp187 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph678 (95%)
  • 40 mph31 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway555 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (7%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (40%)
  • Pedestrian265 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (15%)
  • Cyclist88 (10%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1060 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20181 (21%)
  • 21 to 25156 (18%)
  • 26 to 35117 (13%)
  • 36 to 4568 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.6%)
  • Over 7535 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (45%)
  • Pedestrian265 (30%)
  • Passenger211 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car808 (69%)
  • Motorcycle134 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 119th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1988

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1988: 95, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58495118317
2ndA5837291016
3rdA586515808
4thA5875158211
5thA5073354206
6thA5099323212
7thB5124273707
8thB5261222904
9thB5262161804
10thB5390121603
11thB52664400
12thB52633301
13thB52643500
14thA52301300
15thB52651100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1988

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 690.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1988

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1988: 272.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years