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Blackpool road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2010, and 692 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2009 (533), and casualties fell from 720.

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

Collisions in 2010
499
Down 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
692
Down 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Blackpool in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight43788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious618.8%
  • Slight62791%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2010 is highlighted, with 499, down 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday79 (16%)
  • Wednesday91 (18%)
  • Thursday62 (12%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (12%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.4%)
  • February42 (8.4%)
  • March40 (8%)
  • April32 (6.4%)
  • May54 (11%)
  • June41 (8.2%)
  • July38 (7.6%)
  • August48 (9.6%)
  • September40 (8%)
  • October46 (9.2%)
  • November59 (12%)
  • December37 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (74%)
  • Wet or damp102 (20%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph483 (97%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (57%)
  • Pedestrian123 (18%)
  • Cyclist58 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20106 (15%)
  • 21 to 2571 (10%)
  • 26 to 35102 (15%)
  • 36 to 4593 (13%)
  • 46 to 5597 (14%)
  • 56 to 6569 (10%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.3%)
  • Over 7533 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (55%)
  • Passenger188 (27%)
  • Pedestrian123 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 96th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2010

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2010, with 76 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2010

The A587 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2010: 47, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA587476612
2ndA5843759111
3rdA583334604
4thB5124284102
5thA586263300
6thA5099202902
7thB5261162400
8thB5390111402
9thB5262101101
10thB526691301
11thA523081010
12thA50737900
13thB526561100
14thA51200
15thB52141101
16thB52631200
17thM551100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2010

Blackpool had 472 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2010

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2010: 165.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years