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Blackpool road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 649 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2002, and 866 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2001 (664), and casualties fell from 927.

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

Collisions in 2002
649
Down 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
866
Down 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Blackpool in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious8613%
  • Slight55485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious9411%
  • Slight76288%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2002 is highlighted, with 649, down 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (12%)
  • Wednesday94 (14%)
  • Thursday96 (15%)
  • Friday109 (17%)
  • Saturday115 (18%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.1%)
  • February54 (8.3%)
  • March54 (8.3%)
  • April46 (7.1%)
  • May61 (9.4%)
  • June49 (7.6%)
  • July50 (7.7%)
  • August66 (10%)
  • September59 (9.1%)
  • October54 (8.3%)
  • November45 (6.9%)
  • December52 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit170 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds533 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry458 (71%)
  • Wet or damp186 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph631 (97%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway523 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant471 (54%)
  • Pedestrian195 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist64 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1051 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1570 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2094 (11%)
  • 21 to 2582 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35166 (19%)
  • 36 to 45126 (15%)
  • 46 to 5591 (11%)
  • 56 to 6564 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.7%)
  • Over 7543 (5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider462 (53%)
  • Passenger209 (24%)
  • Pedestrian195 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car897 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle65 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Tram4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 112th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2002

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2002, with 115 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2002

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2002: 73, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58473101115
2ndA583568105
3rdA587487016
4thA586405013
5thA5230234606
6thA5099223114
7thA5073202902
8thB5261192504
9thB5124161912
10thB5262151702
11thB5390101603
12thB526691100
13thB52654500
14thB52682200

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2002

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 580.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2002

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2002: 229.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years