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Blackpool road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2021, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 35% on 2020 (245), and casualties rose from 308.

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

Collisions in 2021
330
Up 35% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
432
Up 40% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2021

0.6% of collisions in Blackpool in 2021 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious10732%
  • Slight22167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious11426%
  • Slight31673%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2021 is highlighted, with 330, up 35% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 330
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday42 (13%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.8%)
  • February12 (3.6%)
  • March27 (8.2%)
  • April26 (7.9%)
  • May23 (7%)
  • June22 (6.7%)
  • July31 (9.4%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September28 (8.5%)
  • October42 (13%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (74%)
  • Wet or damp84 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (9.7%)
  • 30 mph290 (88%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (56%)
  • Pedestrian85 (20%)
  • Cyclist47 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2053 (12%)
  • 21 to 2536 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 35105 (24%)
  • 36 to 4547 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.6%)
  • Over 7524 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (60%)
  • Passenger87 (20%)
  • Pedestrian85 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Tram3 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 92nd most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2021

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2021, with 65 collisions, 23 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2021

The A584 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2021: 31, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5843146013
2ndA587192113
3rdA583162504
4thA586162306
5thB5124132205
6thB5261131715
7thA509991001
8thB52667802
9thA50735801
10thB53905802
11thA52304501
12thA13300
13thB52623301
14thB52582201
15thB52632401
16thB52642200
17thA431101
18thB52651100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2021

Blackpool had 317 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2021

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2021: 120.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years