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Blackpool road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1998, and 927 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1997 (733), and casualties fell from 1,092.

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

Collisions in 1998
691
Down 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
927
Down 15% on 1997
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1998

2% of collisions in Blackpool in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious12017%
  • Slight55781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious13715%
  • Slight77684%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1998 is highlighted, with 691, down 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (12%)
  • Tuesday96 (14%)
  • Wednesday87 (13%)
  • Thursday81 (12%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday134 (19%)
  • Sunday88 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.4%)
  • February59 (8.5%)
  • March55 (8%)
  • April71 (10%)
  • May57 (8.2%)
  • June58 (8.4%)
  • July53 (7.7%)
  • August68 (9.8%)
  • September58 (8.4%)
  • October67 (9.7%)
  • November54 (7.8%)
  • December47 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight531 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds550 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry481 (70%)
  • Wet or damp209 (30%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph660 (96%)
  • 40 mph28 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway576 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant556 (60%)
  • Pedestrian199 (21%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1072 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20128 (14%)
  • 21 to 2587 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35183 (20%)
  • 36 to 45118 (13%)
  • 46 to 5581 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7556 (6%)
  • Over 7546 (5%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider481 (52%)
  • Passenger247 (27%)
  • Pedestrian199 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car973 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle45 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 115th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1998

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1998: 81, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58481110210
2ndA5876486211
3rdA5835976111
4thA586425605
5thB5262344806
6thB5124274107
7thB5261232701
8thA5073192404
9thA5099141501
10thA523091101
11thB52668902
12thB539051102
13thB52633300
14thB52653711
15thB52641200
16thB52681300
17thM551100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1998

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 655.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1998

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1998: 213.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1998, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years