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Blackpool road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 709 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1990, and 898 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1989 (691), and casualties rose from 870.

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

Collisions in 1990
709
Up 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
898
Up 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1990

1.3% of collisions in Blackpool in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious13619%
  • Slight56480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious15117%
  • Slight73882%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1990 is highlighted, with 709, up 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (12%)
  • Friday120 (17%)
  • Saturday94 (13%)
  • Sunday104 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.6%)
  • February42 (5.9%)
  • March44 (6.2%)
  • April57 (8%)
  • May71 (10%)
  • June52 (7.3%)
  • July70 (9.9%)
  • August73 (10%)
  • September76 (11%)
  • October69 (9.7%)
  • November52 (7.3%)
  • December42 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight492 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds563 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry499 (70%)
  • Wet or damp206 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph655 (92%)
  • 40 mph45 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (42%)
  • Pedestrian278 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (10%)
  • Cyclist72 (8%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1064 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20136 (15%)
  • 21 to 25121 (13%)
  • 26 to 35145 (16%)
  • 36 to 4590 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6568 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7564 (7.1%)
  • Over 7553 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (44%)
  • Pedestrian278 (31%)
  • Passenger224 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car830 (70%)
  • Motorcycle106 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach36 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 130th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1990

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1990: 108, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584108155129
2ndA58383101014
3rdA5876787117
4thA586404519
5thB5124232804
6thB5261222613
7thA5099212702
8thB5262202705
9thA5073151701
10thA5230112212
11thB52655700
12thB526651101
13thB53905610
14thB52634400
15thB52683302

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1990

Blackpool had 670 collisions in 1990.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1990

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1990: 255.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years