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Blackpool road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1989, and 870 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1988 (713), and casualties fell from 872.

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

Collisions in 1989
691
Down 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
870
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1989

1% of collisions in Blackpool in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious11216%
  • Slight57283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious12715%
  • Slight73685%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1989 is highlighted, with 691, down 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (13%)
  • Thursday98 (14%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday109 (16%)
  • Sunday93 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (6.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (5.8%)
  • February42 (6.1%)
  • March48 (6.9%)
  • April59 (8.5%)
  • May57 (8.2%)
  • June59 (8.5%)
  • July70 (10%)
  • August74 (11%)
  • September70 (10%)
  • October79 (11%)
  • November48 (6.9%)
  • December45 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds562 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry507 (73%)
  • Wet or damp181 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph645 (93%)
  • 40 mph34 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway560 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (41%)
  • Pedestrian272 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (15%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (4%)
  • 6 to 1061 (7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20198 (23%)
  • 21 to 25118 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (13%)
  • 36 to 4593 (11%)
  • 46 to 5567 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.3%)
  • Over 7546 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (44%)
  • Pedestrian272 (31%)
  • Passenger217 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car765 (69%)
  • Motorcycle132 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.7%)
  • Minibus14 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 131st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1989

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1989: 101, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584101127019
2ndA583698328
3rdA5875473112
4thA586425107
5thA50993140010
6thA5073222803
7thB5261222401
8thB5262212701
9thB5124203616
10thB5390172201
11thA523081202
12thB52656702
13thB52663400
14thB52681101

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1989

Blackpool had 653 collisions in 1989.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1989

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1989: 263.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years