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Blackpool road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 245 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2020, and 308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2019 (321), and casualties fell from 396.

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

Collisions in 2020
245
Down 24% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
308
Down 22% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2020

None of the collisions in Blackpool in 2020 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4619%
  • Slight19981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight25783%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2020 is highlighted, with 245, down 24% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 245
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.6%)
  • February19 (7.8%)
  • March15 (6.1%)
  • April13 (5.3%)
  • May14 (5.7%)
  • June19 (7.8%)
  • July17 (6.9%)
  • August37 (15%)
  • September19 (7.8%)
  • October23 (9.4%)
  • November17 (6.9%)
  • December31 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight158 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Other14 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (71%)
  • Wet or damp69 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (9.8%)
  • 30 mph214 (87%)
  • 40 mph5 (2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (11%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (60%)
  • Pedestrian52 (17%)
  • Cyclist37 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2032 (10%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3560 (19%)
  • 36 to 4544 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.8%)
  • Over 757 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (62%)
  • Passenger65 (21%)
  • Pedestrian52 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 122nd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2020

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2020, with 33 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2020

The A583 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2020: 24.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA583242700
2ndA587192800
3rdA5073121704
4thA586121200
5thA584101001
6thA523081700
7thB512481103
8thB52627701
9thA50995501
10thB53905802
11thB52614501
12thA13301
13thB52642200
14thB52581100
15thB52631100
16thB52651100
17thB52661100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2020

Blackpool had 238 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2020

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2020: 69.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years