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Blackpool road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 701 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1991, and 899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1990 (709), and casualties rose from 898.

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

Collisions in 1991
701
Down 1% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
899
Level with 1990
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1991

1.7% of collisions in Blackpool in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious11216%
  • Slight57782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious12314%
  • Slight76485%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1991 is highlighted, with 701, down 1% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (12%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (12%)
  • Thursday78 (11%)
  • Friday126 (18%)
  • Saturday136 (19%)
  • Sunday97 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.4%)
  • February43 (6.1%)
  • March50 (7.1%)
  • April50 (7.1%)
  • May57 (8.1%)
  • June53 (7.6%)
  • July70 (10%)
  • August77 (11%)
  • September68 (9.7%)
  • October74 (11%)
  • November57 (8.1%)
  • December43 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight480 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds577 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry476 (68%)
  • Wet or damp204 (29%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph650 (93%)
  • 40 mph38 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway551 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant416 (46%)
  • Pedestrian262 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist76 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1064 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1566 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20149 (17%)
  • 21 to 25155 (17%)
  • 26 to 35163 (18%)
  • 36 to 4585 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.9%)
  • Over 7524 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (48%)
  • Pedestrian262 (29%)
  • Passenger207 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car828 (71%)
  • Motorcycle88 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (2.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 115th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1991

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1991: 87, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58487116415
2ndA5837496011
3rdA587627806
4thA586516419
5thA5073293112
6thA5099263106
7thB5262262916
8thB5261253117
9thB5390172201
10thB5124141801
11thA523091300
12thB526681213
13thB52632200
14thB52652201

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1991

Blackpool had 657 collisions in 1991.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1991

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1991: 250.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years