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Blackpool road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2007, and 696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (501), and casualties rose from 673.

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

Collisions in 2007
505
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
696
Up 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2007

0.2% of collisions in Blackpool in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7014%
  • Slight43486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious7411%
  • Slight62189%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2007 is highlighted, with 505, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (16%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday84 (17%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.5%)
  • February36 (7.1%)
  • March29 (5.7%)
  • April39 (7.7%)
  • May37 (7.3%)
  • June32 (6.3%)
  • July38 (7.5%)
  • August46 (9.1%)
  • September49 (9.7%)
  • October58 (11%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December42 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Other15 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (74%)
  • Wet or damp125 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph479 (95%)
  • 40 mph15 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (12%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (54%)
  • Pedestrian140 (20%)
  • Cyclist62 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Tram occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20116 (17%)
  • 21 to 2563 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 35107 (15%)
  • 36 to 45126 (18%)
  • 46 to 5574 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.9%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (55%)
  • Passenger175 (25%)
  • Pedestrian140 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car672 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle49 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Tram5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 124th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2007

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2007, with 78 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2007

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2007: 47, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5844770011
2ndA583314503
3rdA587314704
4thA5230141802
5thA5099131802
6thB5261131904
7thA5073121901
8thA586121500
9thB5262122101
10thB51246600
11thB53905600
12thB52633301
13thB52662300
14thA51301100
15thA5851200
16thB52651300
17thB52681100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2007

Blackpool had 466 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2007

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2007: 161.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years