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Blackpool road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 533 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2009, and 720 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2008 (494), and casualties rose from 659.

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

Collisions in 2009
533
Up 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
720
Up 9% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2009

0.4% of collisions in Blackpool in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6813%
  • Slight46387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious689.4%
  • Slight65090%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2009 is highlighted, with 533, up 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (12%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday107 (20%)
  • Saturday80 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.4%)
  • February33 (6.2%)
  • March39 (7.3%)
  • April42 (7.9%)
  • May45 (8.4%)
  • June45 (8.4%)
  • July43 (8.1%)
  • August50 (9.4%)
  • September40 (7.5%)
  • October67 (13%)
  • November47 (8.8%)
  • December48 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry372 (70%)
  • Wet or damp145 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph516 (97%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (56%)
  • Pedestrian136 (19%)
  • Cyclist63 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (8.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20114 (16%)
  • 21 to 2594 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (16%)
  • 36 to 45103 (14%)
  • 46 to 5572 (10%)
  • 56 to 6562 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.3%)
  • Over 7527 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (56%)
  • Passenger180 (25%)
  • Pedestrian136 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car701 (74%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Tram2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blackpool ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 99th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2009

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2009, with 92 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2009

The A587 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2009: 41, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA587415412
2ndA583365001
3rdA584364605
4thA586283407
5thA5099213103
6thB5124172701
7thB5261141603
8thB5262141800
9thA5230132200
10thA507381201
11thB52657900
12thB52666601
13thB539061001
14thB52632200
15thB52682400
16thM552400
17thB52581100
18thB61241100
19thB62611100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2009

Blackpool had 503 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2009

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2009: 166.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Blackpool road accidents in other years