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Blackpool road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2015, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (403), and casualties fell from 560.

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

Collisions in 2015
373
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
502
Down 10% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2015

0.3% of collisions in Blackpool in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight31885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight44388%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2015 is highlighted, with 373, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 373
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.4%)
  • February22 (5.9%)
  • March39 (10%)
  • April25 (6.7%)
  • May23 (6.2%)
  • June30 (8%)
  • July28 (7.5%)
  • August36 (9.7%)
  • September33 (8.8%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November26 (7%)
  • December36 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (77%)
  • Wet or damp84 (23%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph333 (89%)
  • 40 mph15 (4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (56%)
  • Pedestrian101 (20%)
  • Cyclist46 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2063 (13%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 3581 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (13%)
  • 46 to 5573 (15%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (6.8%)
  • Over 7528 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (57%)
  • Passenger116 (23%)
  • Pedestrian101 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.4%)
  • Tram2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 130th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2015

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2015, with 61 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2015

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2015: 26, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584263905
2ndA583233003
3rdA586232604
4thA5099172002
5thA587162006
6thB5262101102
7thA523092013
8thB512481102
9thA50735501
10thB526151000
11thB53905701
12thB52663500
13thB52652500
14thB52631100
15thB52681100
16thM551100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2015

Blackpool had 356 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2015

FY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2015: 130.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years