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Blackpool road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2017, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2016 (416), and casualties fell from 563.

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

Collisions in 2017
384
Down 8% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
511
Down 9% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2017

0.5% of collisions in Blackpool in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight32284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight44888%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2017 is highlighted, with 384, down 8% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 384
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.5%)
  • February25 (6.5%)
  • March32 (8.3%)
  • April27 (7%)
  • May26 (6.8%)
  • June30 (7.8%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September38 (9.9%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November31 (8.1%)
  • December27 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (71%)
  • Wet or damp108 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (8.1%)
  • 30 mph337 (88%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (81%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (56%)
  • Pedestrian95 (19%)
  • Cyclist49 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2053 (10%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 3584 (16%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (14%)
  • 56 to 6549 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.9%)
  • Over 7523 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (58%)
  • Passenger119 (23%)
  • Pedestrian95 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.2%)
  • Other vehicle31 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 107th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2017

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2017, with 68 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2017

The A586 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2017: 30, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA586303705
2ndA587243807
3rdA583223703
4thA584202704
5thA5099161801
6thB5261152102
7thB5124121400
8thB5262101001
9thB5390101401
10thA523091612
11thA50734401
12thB52652201
13thA2291100
14thA4841100
15thA541100
16thB52141100
17thB52541100
18thB52641100
19thB52661100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2017

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 354.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2017

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2017: 126.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2017.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years