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Blackpool road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2014, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2013 (429), and casualties fell from 582.

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

Collisions in 2014
403
Down 6% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
560
Down 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2014

None of the collisions in Blackpool in 2014 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight35287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious519.1%
  • Slight50991%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2014 is highlighted, with 403, down 6% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday69 (17%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.9%)
  • February29 (7.2%)
  • March33 (8.2%)
  • April27 (6.7%)
  • May40 (9.9%)
  • June31 (7.7%)
  • July47 (12%)
  • August33 (8.2%)
  • September36 (8.9%)
  • October35 (8.7%)
  • November34 (8.4%)
  • December22 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (72%)
  • Wet or damp113 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph373 (93%)
  • 40 mph8 (2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (51%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)
  • Cyclist62 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (12%)
  • 21 to 2555 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3586 (15%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5581 (14%)
  • 56 to 6564 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.5%)
  • Over 7525 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (56%)
  • Passenger149 (27%)
  • Pedestrian97 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 123rd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 16 other areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2014

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2014, with 62 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2014

The A587 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2014: 35.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA587355500
2ndA583334805
3rdA584305207
4thA586222705
5thA5099141902
6thA5073132201
7thB5124111300
8thB5261101900
9thA523081800
10thB526271400
11thB539071102
12thB52665800
13thB52632200
14thB52652200
15thB52581100
16thB52681101

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2014

Blackpool had 378 collisions in 2014.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2014

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2014: 128.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years