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Blackpool road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2011, and 588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2010 (499), and casualties fell from 692.

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

Collisions in 2011
450
Down 10% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
588
Down 15% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2011

0.2% of collisions in Blackpool in 2011 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6915%
  • Slight38084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7112%
  • Slight51688%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2011 is highlighted, with 450, down 10% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 450
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday75 (17%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday79 (18%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.3%)
  • February32 (7.1%)
  • March39 (8.7%)
  • April37 (8.2%)
  • May31 (6.9%)
  • June34 (7.6%)
  • July36 (8%)
  • August42 (9.3%)
  • September36 (8%)
  • October53 (12%)
  • November40 (8.9%)
  • December37 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (76%)
  • Wet or damp101 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph428 (95%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (51%)
  • Pedestrian121 (21%)
  • Cyclist54 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7%)
  • 16 to 2091 (15%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 3576 (13%)
  • 36 to 4588 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.4%)
  • Over 7538 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (58%)
  • Passenger128 (22%)
  • Pedestrian121 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (72%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Tram2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 105th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2011

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2011, with 76 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2011

The A587 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2011: 35, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA587354912
2ndA586303709
3rdA583294204
4thB5124244303
5thA584192403
6thB5261182206
7thA5099131701
8thB5262101301
9thA523091300
10thB53908900
11thB52666601
12thA50734402
13thB52633300
14thB52582201
15thB52652201
16thB52682201

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2011

Blackpool had 421 collisions in 2011.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2011

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2011: 139.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2011, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years