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Blackpool road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 843 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1994, and 1,185 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1993 (756), and casualties rose from 1,057.

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

Collisions in 1994
843
Up 12% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,185
Up 12% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1994

0.9% of collisions in Blackpool in 1994 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious20725%
  • Slight62874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious23320%
  • Slight94480%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1994 is highlighted, with 843, up 12% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (16%)
  • Tuesday110 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (12%)
  • Thursday105 (12%)
  • Friday130 (15%)
  • Saturday139 (16%)
  • Sunday122 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59205 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (6.3%)
  • February58 (6.9%)
  • March58 (6.9%)
  • April62 (7.4%)
  • May53 (6.3%)
  • June64 (7.6%)
  • July78 (9.3%)
  • August96 (11%)
  • September89 (11%)
  • October94 (11%)
  • November70 (8.3%)
  • December68 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight604 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit234 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds667 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry546 (65%)
  • Wet or damp287 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph793 (94%)
  • 40 mph44 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway686 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (6%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant674 (57%)
  • Pedestrian269 (23%)
  • Cyclist79 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1069 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20179 (15%)
  • 21 to 25179 (15%)
  • 26 to 35213 (18%)
  • 36 to 45134 (11%)
  • 46 to 55108 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6575 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7570 (5.9%)
  • Over 7538 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider616 (52%)
  • Passenger300 (25%)
  • Pedestrian269 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,164 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle56 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 89th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1994

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1994: 86, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58486153221
2ndA58385120127
3rdA58769108121
4thA5864351014
5thA5099323604
6thA5073223104
7thB5261223609
8thB5262202807
9thB5124182005
10thB5390172602
11thA5230132514
12thB5266121400
13thB52657802
14thB52644511
15thB52684500
16thB52631100
17thM551200

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1994

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 801.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1994

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1994: 312.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1994, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years