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Blackpool road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2012, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2011 (450), and casualties rose from 588.

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

Collisions in 2012
463
Up 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
619
Up 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2012

0.4% of collisions in Blackpool in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight41189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious528.4%
  • Slight56591%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2012 is highlighted, with 463, up 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (12%)
  • Friday92 (20%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.9%)
  • February28 (6%)
  • March32 (6.9%)
  • April37 (8%)
  • May33 (7.1%)
  • June35 (7.6%)
  • July52 (11%)
  • August29 (6.3%)
  • September44 (9.5%)
  • October46 (9.9%)
  • November46 (9.9%)
  • December35 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (70%)
  • Wet or damp135 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph430 (93%)
  • 40 mph14 (3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (48%)
  • Pedestrian118 (19%)
  • Cyclist75 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2070 (11%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35108 (17%)
  • 36 to 45122 (20%)
  • 46 to 5585 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (57%)
  • Passenger147 (24%)
  • Pedestrian118 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (9%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car46 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.6%)
  • Tram2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 95th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2012

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2012, with 69 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2012

The A583 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2012: 42, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA583425513
2ndA584344619
3rdA587294003
4thA586263204
5thB5124172901
6thA5099141702
7thA5073101200
8thB5261101503
9thB5266101101
10thB52628901
11thA52306701
12thB52656602
13thB539061002
14thB52582200
15thB52632300
16thB52681200

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2012

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 442.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2012

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2012: 145.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years