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Blackpool road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 730 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1992, and 933 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1991 (701), and casualties rose from 899.

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

Collisions in 1992
730
Up 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
933
Up 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1992

1.5% of collisions in Blackpool in 1992 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious14119%
  • Slight57879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious16017%
  • Slight76282%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1992 is highlighted, with 730, up 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (11%)
  • Wednesday84 (12%)
  • Thursday101 (14%)
  • Friday127 (17%)
  • Saturday140 (19%)
  • Sunday95 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.7%)
  • February48 (6.6%)
  • March62 (8.5%)
  • April49 (6.7%)
  • May62 (8.5%)
  • June64 (8.8%)
  • July63 (8.6%)
  • August80 (11%)
  • September80 (11%)
  • October74 (10%)
  • November54 (7.4%)
  • December45 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight494 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit228 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds573 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry471 (65%)
  • Wet or damp257 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph677 (93%)
  • 40 mph46 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway589 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout29 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant441 (47%)
  • Pedestrian283 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist71 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1067 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20141 (15%)
  • 21 to 25136 (15%)
  • 26 to 35173 (19%)
  • 36 to 4589 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5579 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7550 (5.4%)
  • Over 7543 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (47%)
  • Pedestrian283 (30%)
  • Passenger215 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car923 (74%)
  • Motorcycle83 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 104th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
104th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1992

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1992: 91, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58491115123
2ndA58382106210
3rdA5875668015
4thA5865264110
5thA5099273604
6thB5261222604
7thA5073212411
8thB5124203125
9thB5262171707
10thB5390152102
11thB5266111603
12thA523072103
13thB52633400
14thB52653401
15thB52681100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1992

Blackpool had 705 collisions in 1992.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1992

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1992: 291.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1992, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years