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Blackpool road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 291 road traffic collisions in Blackpool in 2025, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2024 (320), and casualties fell from 431.

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

Collisions in 2025
291
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
392
Down 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Blackpool in 2025

0.3% of collisions in Blackpool in 2025 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.1% and 20% in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious9232%
  • Slight19868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious9925%
  • Slight29274%

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 843 in 1994. 2025 is highlighted, with 291, down 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 291
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday38 (13%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.2%)
  • February27 (9.3%)
  • March15 (5.2%)
  • April12 (4.1%)
  • May28 (9.6%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July15 (5.2%)
  • August36 (12%)
  • September24 (8.2%)
  • October23 (7.9%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (73%)
  • Wet or damp73 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph28 (9.6%)
  • 30 mph254 (87%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (14%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Blackpool in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (57%)
  • Pedestrian70 (18%)
  • Cyclist37 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (6.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user7 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2056 (14%)
  • 21 to 2532 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3551 (13%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (14%)
  • 56 to 6541 (10%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 7522 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (60%)
  • Passenger88 (22%)
  • Pedestrian70 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (75%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.4%)
  • Mobility scooter8 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Tram1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Blackpool in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Blackpool had the 114th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Blackpool in 2025

Talbot, Blackpool, FY1 4LE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Blackpool in 2025, with 41 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Blackpool with the most crashes in 2025

The A586 and A587 had the most collisions in Blackpool in 2025, with 22 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Blackpool, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA586222408
2ndA587222918
3rdA583213405
4thA584162406
5thA523091500
6thB526191104
7thB539081004
8thA50736704
9thB52666801
10thA50995600
11thB512451202
12thB52633301
13thA12201
14thB52622201
15thB52581101
16thB52651300
17thB52681100

Towns in Blackpool: crashes in 2025

Blackpool had 282 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Blackpool: crashes in 2025

FY1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Blackpool in 2025: 88.

Latest crashes in Blackpool in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Blackpool in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

Blackpool road accidents in other years