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Blackpool road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2022, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2021 (330), and casualties rose from 432.

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

Collisions in 2022
328
Down 1% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
444
Up 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2022

1.5% of collisions in Blackpool in 2022 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious10131%
  • Slight22268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious11526%
  • Slight32473%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2022 is highlighted, with 328, down 1% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 328
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (18%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.2%)
  • February24 (7.3%)
  • March24 (7.3%)
  • April30 (9.1%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June29 (8.8%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August31 (9.5%)
  • September24 (7.3%)
  • October31 (9.5%)
  • November23 (7%)
  • December16 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Other17 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (75%)
  • Wet or damp77 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (12%)
  • 30 mph277 (84%)
  • 40 mph10 (3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (62%)
  • Pedestrian90 (20%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2045 (10%)
  • 21 to 2539 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3585 (19%)
  • 36 to 4561 (14%)
  • 46 to 5566 (15%)
  • 56 to 6543 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.9%)
  • Over 7520 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (55%)
  • Passenger108 (24%)
  • Pedestrian90 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Tram2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 99th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2022

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2022, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2022

The A583 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2022: 26, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA583263302
2ndA584233518
3rdA587192623
4thA586182118
5thB5124111402
6thB5261101203
7thA509991306
8thA50738802
9thB52668900
10thB52626704
11thA523051102
12thB53904501
13thB52642200
14thB52631100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2022

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 312.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2022

FY4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2022: 105.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years