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Blackpool road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 754 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1996, and 1,072 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1995 (778), and casualties fell from 1,095.

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

Collisions in 1996
754
Down 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,072
Down 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1996

0.5% of collisions in Blackpool in 1996 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious15721%
  • Slight59379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious17516%
  • Slight89383%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1996 is highlighted, with 754, down 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (16%)
  • Tuesday90 (12%)
  • Wednesday88 (12%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday117 (16%)
  • Saturday128 (17%)
  • Sunday112 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (5.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.8%)
  • February44 (5.8%)
  • March48 (6.4%)
  • April69 (9.2%)
  • May60 (8%)
  • June77 (10%)
  • July67 (8.9%)
  • August76 (10%)
  • September64 (8.5%)
  • October68 (9%)
  • November61 (8.1%)
  • December61 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight531 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds626 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry533 (71%)
  • Wet or damp207 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph712 (94%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway620 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant645 (60%)
  • Pedestrian223 (21%)
  • Cyclist88 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1072 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1563 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20137 (13%)
  • 21 to 25142 (13%)
  • 26 to 35229 (21%)
  • 36 to 45122 (11%)
  • 46 to 5594 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7555 (5.1%)
  • Over 7540 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (52%)
  • Passenger291 (27%)
  • Pedestrian223 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,063 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle60 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach45 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 98th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1996

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1996: 90, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58490136121
2ndA58379119015
3rdA587598409
4thA5863844010
5thB5262314115
6thA5073223102
7thA5099212702
8thB5390213407
9thB5124203203
10thB5261192805
11thA5230132103
12thB526671201
13thB52653400
14thB52683601
15thB52632201
16thB52641100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1996

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 708.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1996

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1996: 266.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years