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Blackpool road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2016, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2015 (373), and casualties rose from 502.

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

Collisions in 2016
416
Up 12% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
563
Up 12% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Blackpool in 2016 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7719%
  • Slight33781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious8315%
  • Slight47885%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2016 is highlighted, with 416, up 12% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 416
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday72 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.5%)
  • February32 (7.7%)
  • March35 (8.4%)
  • April34 (8.2%)
  • May27 (6.5%)
  • June28 (6.7%)
  • July35 (8.4%)
  • August38 (9.1%)
  • September39 (9.4%)
  • October40 (9.6%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December35 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (73%)
  • Wet or damp105 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph368 (88%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (81%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (54%)
  • Pedestrian101 (18%)
  • Cyclist59 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Tram occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2054 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 35101 (18%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6561 (11%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.7%)
  • Over 7524 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (60%)
  • Passenger126 (22%)
  • Pedestrian101 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Tram2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Blackpool ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 103rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2016

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2016, with 74 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2016

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2016: 33, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584334013
2ndA583273305
3rdA587243503
4thB5124213208
5thA586192402
6thA5099151713
7thB5262101202
8thB526691001
9thA523071201
10thB53906802
11thA50735701
12thB52615802
13thM552400
14thA11101
15thA5851400
16thB11100
17thB52581100
18thB5861100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2016

Blackpool had 384 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2016

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2016: 132.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years