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Blackpool road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 778 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1995, and 1,095 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1994 (843), and casualties fell from 1,185.

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

Collisions in 1995
778
Down 8% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,095
Down 8% on 1994
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1995

0.8% of collisions in Blackpool in 1995 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious18724%
  • Slight58575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious21420%
  • Slight87580%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1995 is highlighted, with 778, down 8% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (13%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (13%)
  • Thursday110 (14%)
  • Friday123 (16%)
  • Saturday114 (15%)
  • Sunday117 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (8.9%)
  • February44 (5.7%)
  • March51 (6.6%)
  • April60 (7.7%)
  • May49 (6.3%)
  • June52 (6.7%)
  • July70 (9%)
  • August93 (12%)
  • September78 (10%)
  • October79 (10%)
  • November70 (9%)
  • December63 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight556 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds688 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry595 (76%)
  • Wet or damp172 (22%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph725 (93%)
  • 40 mph47 (6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway633 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant617 (56%)
  • Pedestrian221 (20%)
  • Cyclist86 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1070 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1579 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20131 (12%)
  • 21 to 25134 (12%)
  • 26 to 35236 (22%)
  • 36 to 45130 (12%)
  • 46 to 5599 (9%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.9%)
  • Over 7552 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (52%)
  • Passenger301 (27%)
  • Pedestrian221 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,070 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5%)
  • Motorcycle68 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 95th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1995

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1995: 85, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58485111329
2ndA58378111016
3rdA587638807
4thA5864464010
5thB5261294618
6thB5262273704
7thA5073264006
8thB5124252909
9thA5099142001
10thB5390112003
11thB526691306
12thA523081602
13thB52654602
14thB52684402
15thB52633401
16thB52642300

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1995

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 711.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1995

FY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1995: 246.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1995, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years