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Blackpool road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 664 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2001, and 927 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2000 (606), and casualties rose from 841.

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

Collisions in 2001
664
Up 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
927
Up 10% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2001

0.9% of collisions in Blackpool in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious9514%
  • Slight56385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious10912%
  • Slight81288%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2001 is highlighted, with 664, up 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (12%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (11%)
  • Friday121 (18%)
  • Saturday115 (17%)
  • Sunday86 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (5.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6%)
  • February34 (5.1%)
  • March55 (8.3%)
  • April63 (9.5%)
  • May50 (7.5%)
  • June50 (7.5%)
  • July56 (8.4%)
  • August70 (11%)
  • September67 (10%)
  • October58 (8.7%)
  • November66 (9.9%)
  • December55 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight487 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry464 (70%)
  • Wet or damp193 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph611 (92%)
  • 40 mph46 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway529 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (56%)
  • Pedestrian207 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1065 (7%)
  • 11 to 1571 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20128 (14%)
  • 21 to 2588 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35162 (17%)
  • 36 to 45127 (14%)
  • 46 to 5594 (10%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.3%)
  • Over 7545 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (49%)
  • Passenger264 (28%)
  • Pedestrian207 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car923 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle63 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach36 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Tram3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Blackpool

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blackpool ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 115th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2001

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2001, with 105 collisions, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2001

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2001: 67, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58467101113
2ndA587619909
3rdA583538218
4thA586415413
5thA5099222802
6thA5073213503
7thB5262192803
8thB5124182502
9thB5261172203
10thA5230132701
11thB5390111400
12thB526671111
13thB52682200
14thB52631100
15thB52651100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2001

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 628.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2001

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2001: 232.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years