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Blackpool road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2018, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (384), and casualties fell from 511.

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

Collisions in 2018
345
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
452
Down 12% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2018

0.6% of collisions in Blackpool in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6820%
  • Slight27580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight38084%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2018 is highlighted, with 345, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 345
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday57 (17%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.4%)
  • February18 (5.2%)
  • March27 (7.8%)
  • April33 (9.6%)
  • May31 (9%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July26 (7.5%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October32 (9.3%)
  • November23 (6.7%)
  • December25 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (78%)
  • Wet or damp70 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (6.4%)
  • 30 mph310 (90%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (54%)
  • Pedestrian87 (19%)
  • Cyclist48 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2055 (12%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.6%)
  • Over 7518 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (55%)
  • Passenger116 (26%)
  • Pedestrian87 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle24 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 117th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2018

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2018, with 52 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2018

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2018: 28, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584283909
2ndA587222701
3rdA583202304
4thA586152302
5thA50739903
6thA509991202
7thB512491103
8thB526291202
9thA523081402
10thB52666610
11thB53905502
12thB52614600
13thB52654701
14thB52633501
15thA12200
16thA50591200
17thA6001100
18thB11100
19thB52581100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2018

Blackpool had 323 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2018

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2018: 110.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years