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Blackpool road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 756 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1993, and 1,057 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1992 (730), and casualties rose from 933.

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

Collisions in 1993
756
Up 4% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,057
Up 13% on 1992
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1993

0.7% of collisions in Blackpool in 1993 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious17123%
  • Slight58077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious19619%
  • Slight85581%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1993 is highlighted, with 756, up 4% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (12%)
  • Tuesday111 (15%)
  • Wednesday103 (14%)
  • Thursday114 (15%)
  • Friday125 (17%)
  • Saturday121 (16%)
  • Sunday94 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.7%)
  • February46 (6.1%)
  • March56 (7.4%)
  • April72 (9.5%)
  • May63 (8.3%)
  • June52 (6.9%)
  • July75 (9.9%)
  • August66 (8.7%)
  • September81 (11%)
  • October73 (9.7%)
  • November50 (6.6%)
  • December56 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight548 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds606 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry495 (65%)
  • Wet or damp257 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph713 (94%)
  • 40 mph35 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway614 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant614 (58%)
  • Pedestrian224 (21%)
  • Cyclist81 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1063 (6%)
  • 11 to 1562 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20129 (12%)
  • 21 to 25181 (17%)
  • 26 to 35208 (20%)
  • 36 to 45111 (11%)
  • 46 to 5596 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6578 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.3%)
  • Over 7541 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (52%)
  • Passenger286 (27%)
  • Pedestrian224 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,051 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle68 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 95th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1993

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1993: 92, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58492137125
2ndA58364102014
3rdA5874971112
4thA586375009
5thB5124293904
6thB5262283706
7thA5099243103
8thB5261244006
9thA5073232718
10thB5390192816
11thA5230102612
12thB5266101302
13thB52642201
14thB52652200
15thB52591100
16thB52631200
17thB52681100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1993

Blackpool had 712 collisions in 1993.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1993

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1993: 282.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years