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Blackpool road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 733 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1997, and 1,092 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (754), and casualties rose from 1,072.

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

Collisions in 1997
733
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,092
Up 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Blackpool in 1997 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious16322%
  • Slight56477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious18917%
  • Slight89782%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1997 is highlighted, with 733, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (13%)
  • Thursday98 (13%)
  • Friday131 (18%)
  • Saturday128 (17%)
  • Sunday80 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (6.1%)
  • February63 (8.6%)
  • March69 (9.4%)
  • April68 (9.3%)
  • May69 (9.4%)
  • June50 (6.8%)
  • July62 (8.5%)
  • August75 (10%)
  • September60 (8.2%)
  • October70 (9.5%)
  • November61 (8.3%)
  • December41 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight559 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds611 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry550 (75%)
  • Wet or damp177 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph695 (95%)
  • 40 mph35 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway602 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant645 (59%)
  • Pedestrian220 (20%)
  • Cyclist75 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (4%)
  • 6 to 1058 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1571 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20143 (13%)
  • 21 to 25138 (13%)
  • 26 to 35226 (21%)
  • 36 to 45118 (11%)
  • 46 to 55106 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6568 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4%)
  • Over 7554 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider578 (53%)
  • Passenger294 (27%)
  • Pedestrian220 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,023 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4%)
  • Motorcycle48 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 107th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1997

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1997: 107, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584107165422
2ndA58368104014
3rdA586426809
4thA587376507
5thA5073274008
6thB5124212805
7thB5262212705
8thA5099192706
9thB5261182103
10thA5230152603
11thB526681713
12thB526861001
13thB53906701
14thB52634501
15thB52642201
16thB52652300

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1997

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 665.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1997

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1997: 235.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years