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Blackpool road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2004, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2003 (523), and casualties fell from 678.

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

Collisions in 2004
494
Down 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
641
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2004

0.4% of collisions in Blackpool in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5211%
  • Slight44089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious578.9%
  • Slight58291%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2004 is highlighted, with 494, down 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 494
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday99 (20%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (12%)
  • February29 (5.9%)
  • March28 (5.7%)
  • April49 (9.9%)
  • May44 (8.9%)
  • June37 (7.5%)
  • July43 (8.7%)
  • August48 (9.7%)
  • September39 (7.9%)
  • October42 (8.5%)
  • November36 (7.3%)
  • December42 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Not recorded15 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (70%)
  • Wet or damp142 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph483 (98%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (51%)
  • Pedestrian128 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (12%)
  • Cyclist70 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1558 (9%)
  • 16 to 20100 (16%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35103 (16%)
  • 36 to 45113 (18%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.3%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (59%)
  • Passenger134 (21%)
  • Pedestrian128 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car653 (74%)
  • Motorcycle75 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 142nd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2004

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2004, with 91 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2004

The A584 and A587 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2004, with 44 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584446313
2ndA587445505
3rdA583365713
4thA586252803
5thA5099233003
6thB5124141803
7thA5073121302
8thB5261111201
9thB5390101100
10thB526291303
11thA523081000
12thB526681001
13thB52635800
14thB52652200
15thA5851100
16thA591100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2004

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 456.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2004

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2004: 169.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years