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Blackpool road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2005, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2004 (494), and casualties fell from 641.

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

Collisions in 2005
476
Down 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
638
Level with 2004
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2005

0.8% of collisions in Blackpool in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6614%
  • Slight40685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious7211%
  • Slight56288%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2005 is highlighted, with 476, down 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (16%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday70 (15%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.9%)
  • February35 (7.4%)
  • March38 (8%)
  • April45 (9.5%)
  • May47 (9.9%)
  • June41 (8.6%)
  • July34 (7.1%)
  • August35 (7.4%)
  • September38 (8%)
  • October33 (6.9%)
  • November41 (8.6%)
  • December42 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (75%)
  • Wet or damp116 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph456 (96%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (53%)
  • Pedestrian128 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist54 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1558 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2097 (15%)
  • 21 to 2561 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35108 (17%)
  • 36 to 45104 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.9%)
  • Over 7521 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (54%)
  • Passenger163 (26%)
  • Pedestrian128 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (73%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Tram2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blackpool ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 147th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2005

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2005, with 84 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2005

The A586 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2005: 33, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA586334211
2ndA583324304
3rdA584324006
4thA587324202
5thA5099182704
6thB5124182802
7thA5073121701
8thB526191201
9thB539091202
10thA523082003
11thB52668902
12thB52626700
13thB52582200
14thB52682200
15thA5731800
16thA5991100
17thB52301110
18thB52651200

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2005

Blackpool had 454 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2005

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2005: 155.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2005, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years