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Blackpool road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 606 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2000, and 841 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1999 (662), and casualties fell from 893.

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

Collisions in 2000
606
Down 8% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
841
Down 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2000

0.8% of collisions in Blackpool in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious8013%
  • Slight52186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious8911%
  • Slight74789%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2000 is highlighted, with 606, down 8% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday90 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday101 (17%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.1%)
  • February47 (7.8%)
  • March47 (7.8%)
  • April56 (9.2%)
  • May52 (8.6%)
  • June48 (7.9%)
  • July42 (6.9%)
  • August51 (8.4%)
  • September59 (9.7%)
  • October59 (9.7%)
  • November60 (9.9%)
  • December36 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight440 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry394 (65%)
  • Wet or damp207 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph576 (95%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway502 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (56%)
  • Pedestrian162 (19%)
  • Cyclist75 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1065 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20132 (16%)
  • 21 to 2581 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35159 (19%)
  • 36 to 45133 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.7%)
  • Over 7524 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (53%)
  • Passenger234 (28%)
  • Pedestrian162 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car839 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Tram3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 128th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2000

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2000: 64, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5846497211
2ndA583538503
3rdA587425707
4thA586334004
5thA5073213200
6thA5099212614
7thB5262192902
8thB5261141803
9thB5124132001
10thA5230101810
11thB5266101403
12thB52632300
13thB52652300
14thB53902200

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2000

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 569.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2000

FY1 and FY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2000, with 192 each.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2000, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years