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Blackpool road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 662 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 1999, and 893 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (691), and casualties fell from 927.

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

Collisions in 1999
662
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
893
Down 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 1999

1.1% of collisions in Blackpool in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious12218%
  • Slight53381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious13315%
  • Slight75384%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 1999 is highlighted, with 662, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (14%)
  • Friday113 (17%)
  • Saturday107 (16%)
  • Sunday78 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.5%)
  • February44 (6.6%)
  • March56 (8.5%)
  • April50 (7.6%)
  • May55 (8.3%)
  • June55 (8.3%)
  • July59 (8.9%)
  • August63 (9.5%)
  • September59 (8.9%)
  • October64 (9.7%)
  • November55 (8.3%)
  • December59 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight491 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds545 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry466 (70%)
  • Wet or damp192 (29%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph621 (94%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway501 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded43 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant476 (53%)
  • Pedestrian203 (23%)
  • Cyclist69 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1067 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1566 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20111 (12%)
  • 21 to 2585 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35174 (19%)
  • 36 to 45129 (14%)
  • 46 to 5579 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.4%)
  • Over 7537 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider452 (51%)
  • Passenger238 (27%)
  • Pedestrian203 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car884 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (6%)
  • Motorcycle68 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Tram6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 119th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 1999

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 1999: 82, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58482114014
2ndA583537917
3rdA587425118
4thA5863342111
5thB5124213303
6thA5099203017
7thB5262202504
8thB5261182002
9thB5390172102
10thA5230152402
11thA5073141805
12thM55122911
13thB526691101
14thB52653302
15thA50831100
16thB52681100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 1999

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 595.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 1999

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 1999: 226.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years