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Blackpool road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 320 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2024, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2023 (279), and casualties rose from 362.

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

Collisions in 2024
320
Up 15% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
431
Up 19% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2024

0.3% of collisions in Blackpool in 2024 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious11235%
  • Slight20765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious12228%
  • Slight30871%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2024 is highlighted, with 320, up 15% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 320
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (17%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.8%)
  • February18 (5.6%)
  • March32 (10%)
  • April27 (8.4%)
  • May27 (8.4%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July23 (7.2%)
  • August18 (5.6%)
  • September25 (7.8%)
  • October26 (8.1%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (74%)
  • Wet or damp80 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (12%)
  • 30 mph271 (85%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (10%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (59%)
  • Pedestrian65 (15%)
  • Cyclist50 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (10%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.6%)
  • Over 7520 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (62%)
  • Passenger100 (23%)
  • Pedestrian65 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle43 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 97th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2024

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2024, with 46 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2024

The A587 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2024: 27, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5872742112
2ndA584222908
3rdA586161704
4thA583132004
5thB5262121404
6thA509991204
7thB539091305
8thA523081704
9thB526181003
10thB51246903
11thB52664802
12thA50733501
13thB52582201
14thB52652601
15thB52641100
16thB52681100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2024

Blackpool itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 301.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2024

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2024: 97.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years