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Blackpool road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2013, and 582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2012 (463), and casualties fell from 619.

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

Collisions in 2013
429
Down 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
582
Down 6% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2013

0.9% of collisions in Blackpool in 2013 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6515%
  • Slight36084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight50987%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2013 is highlighted, with 429, down 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.5%)
  • February29 (6.8%)
  • March42 (9.8%)
  • April31 (7.2%)
  • May39 (9.1%)
  • June47 (11%)
  • July34 (7.9%)
  • August35 (8.2%)
  • September35 (8.2%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November27 (6.3%)
  • December33 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (77%)
  • Wet or damp92 (21%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph409 (95%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (55%)
  • Pedestrian101 (17%)
  • Cyclist64 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2057 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (13%)
  • 46 to 5597 (17%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.5%)
  • Over 7530 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (59%)
  • Passenger136 (23%)
  • Pedestrian101 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (3%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Tram2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 100th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2013

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2013, with 73 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2013

The A587 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2013: 35, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA587355805
2ndA586324204
3rdA583243806
4thA584242904
5thA5099182202
6thA5073151912
7thB5124122100
8thB5261121500
9thA523081401
10thB52626900
11thB53906602
12thB52584602
13thB52662300
14thB52631200
15thB52651100
16thB52681200

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2013

Blackpool had 409 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2013

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2013: 131.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2013, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years