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Blackpool road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2008, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (505), and casualties fell from 696.

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

Collisions in 2008
494
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
659
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Blackpool in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight43388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious588.8%
  • Slight59791%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2008 is highlighted, with 494, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (16%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.9%)
  • February34 (6.9%)
  • March38 (7.7%)
  • April33 (6.7%)
  • May43 (8.7%)
  • June33 (6.7%)
  • July42 (8.5%)
  • August39 (7.9%)
  • September54 (11%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November40 (8.1%)
  • December48 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (71%)
  • Wet or damp134 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph477 (97%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (55%)
  • Pedestrian127 (19%)
  • Cyclist56 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2096 (15%)
  • 21 to 2570 (11%)
  • 26 to 35104 (16%)
  • 36 to 45108 (16%)
  • 46 to 5576 (12%)
  • 56 to 6556 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.6%)
  • Over 7525 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (57%)
  • Passenger156 (24%)
  • Pedestrian127 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car646 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 115th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2008

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2008, with 91 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2008

The A583 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2008: 43, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA583436014
2ndA587426005
3rdA584394718
4thA5230224210
5thA586212303
6thA5099192000
7thB5262131601
8thB5390111400
9thA507391202
10thB512491101
11thB526191501
12thB52664501
13thM553500
14thA6871100
15thA8561100
16thB52141200
17thB52651101
18thB52681100
19thB63901101

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2008

Blackpool had 463 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2008

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2008: 174.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years