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Blackpool road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2003, and 678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2002 (649), and casualties fell from 866.

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

Collisions in 2003
523
Down 19% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
678
Down 22% on 2002
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2003

1% of collisions in Blackpool in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight44285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious8312%
  • Slight59087%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2003 is highlighted, with 523, down 19% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday92 (18%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday76 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.7%)
  • February22 (4.2%)
  • March46 (8.8%)
  • April49 (9.4%)
  • May40 (7.6%)
  • June49 (9.4%)
  • July42 (8%)
  • August56 (11%)
  • September45 (8.6%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December31 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds425 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (72%)
  • Wet or damp138 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph513 (98%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway438 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (56%)
  • Pedestrian140 (21%)
  • Cyclist55 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1044 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1556 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2093 (14%)
  • 21 to 2565 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35105 (15%)
  • 36 to 45120 (18%)
  • 46 to 5569 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4%)
  • Over 7530 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (55%)
  • Passenger168 (25%)
  • Pedestrian140 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car708 (77%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 138th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2003

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2003, with 101 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2003

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2003: 47, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5844769111
2ndA583415816
3rdA587314404
4thA586222506
5thA5099172104
6thB5124172012
7thB5262141401
8thA5073121601
9thB5261111301
10thB5266111202
11thB5390101301
12thA523061311
13thB52632200
14thB52652301
15thB52591100
16thB52681100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2003

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 494.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2003

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2003: 188.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years