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Blackpool road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2019, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2018 (345), and casualties fell from 452.

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

Collisions in 2019
321
Down 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
396
Down 12% on 2018
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2019

None of the collisions in Blackpool in 2019 were fatal and 31% were serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious10031%
  • Slight22169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious10627%
  • Slight29073%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2019 is highlighted, with 321, down 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 321
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday59 (18%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday40 (12%)
  • Saturday55 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.6%)
  • February21 (6.5%)
  • March23 (7.2%)
  • April30 (9.3%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June23 (7.2%)
  • July31 (9.7%)
  • August32 (10%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October31 (9.7%)
  • November26 (8.1%)
  • December21 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (74%)
  • Wet or damp80 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (12%)
  • 30 mph274 (85%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (54%)
  • Pedestrian97 (24%)
  • Cyclist36 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2527 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (56%)
  • Pedestrian97 (24%)
  • Passenger79 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (81%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Tram2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 119th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 12 other areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2019

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2019, with 49 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2019

The A587 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2019: 22, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5872229011
2ndA5842125011
3rdA583192204
4thA5099142004
5thA586131604
6thB5124131706
7thA507391006
8thA52305701
9thB52615601
10thB52665502
11thB53905702
12thB52624600
13thB52581301
14thM551100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2019

Blackpool had 305 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2019

FY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2019: 101.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years