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Fylde road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,916 road traffic collisions in Fylde from 1979 to 2025, and 17,456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 248 were fatal and 2,550 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 161 collisions, up 19% on 2024 (135), and casualties rose from 196 to 238.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
11,916
48th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
17,456
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
248
2.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
161
Up 19% on 2024

Crash severity in Fylde

2.1% of collisions in Fylde from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2482.1%
  • Serious2,55021%
  • Slight9,11877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2741.6%
  • Serious3,02617%
  • Slight14,15681%

Fylde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fylde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 359 in 1985. In 2025 there were 161, up 19% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025161238
2024135196
2023169241
2022154234
2021155233
2020128176
2019143224
2018187281
2017219327
2016210295
2015217335
2014219307
2013207296
2012193285
2011177263
2010250390
2009245395
2008250377
2007286456
2006241363
2005242380
2004240378
2003272422
2002257380
2001285395
2000259385
1999261388
1998309466
1997344537
1996272450
1995251365
1994315496
1993318459
1992291431
1991295418
1990314477
1989315465
1988296420
1987289389
1986301413
1985359482
1984337459
1983303377
1982317452
1981280372
1980301412
1979347476

When and where crashes happen in Fylde

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,686 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,759 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,743 (15%)
  • Thursday1,770 (15%)
  • Friday1,912 (16%)
  • Saturday1,649 (14%)
  • Sunday1,397 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59402 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59150 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,555 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,814 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,165 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,072 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,703 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,055 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January958 (8%)
  • February821 (6.9%)
  • March904 (7.6%)
  • April936 (7.9%)
  • May1,026 (8.6%)
  • June1,048 (8.8%)
  • July1,067 (9%)
  • August1,051 (8.8%)
  • September1,033 (8.7%)
  • October1,167 (9.8%)
  • November981 (8.2%)
  • December924 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,850 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,216 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting740 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown62 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit48 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,538 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,606 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds234 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds166 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist80 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds69 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other116 (1%)
  • Not recorded101 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,857 (66%)
  • Wet or damp3,702 (31%)
  • Frost or ice275 (2.3%)
  • Snow48 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep15 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph247 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph6,228 (52%)
  • 40 mph932 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1,569 (13%)
  • 60 mph2,120 (18%)
  • 70 mph815 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,780 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,573 (13%)
  • Roundabout395 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road101 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded67 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Fylde

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,615 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist1,847 (11%)
  • Pedestrian1,538 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist1,323 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant513 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant238 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)107 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant92 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant87 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant73 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5313 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10582 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 15927 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 202,969 (17%)
  • 21 to 252,272 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,924 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,238 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,800 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,386 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 751,060 (6.1%)
  • Over 75908 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded77 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider10,862 (62%)
  • Passenger5,056 (29%)
  • Pedestrian1,538 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car16,552 (75%)
  • Motorcycle1,851 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle1,377 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,100 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes426 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach272 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle190 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car117 (0.5%)
  • Minibus66 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle44 (0.2%)
  • Other37 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Fylde

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Fylde

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Fylde ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fylde had the 48th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
48th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 91st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
69th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
301stTewkesbury12,01216,7123862,823
302ndSouth Derbyshire11,93916,7753022,493
303rdNorth Norfolk11,92017,0923233,348
304thFylde (this area)11,91617,4562482,550
305thBolsover11,86317,7422311,944
306thBroxbourne11,78515,3541511,824
307thPendle11,67615,7961742,430

Accident hotspots in Fylde

Ashton, Fylde, FY8 1TN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Fylde, with 448 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Fylde with the most crashes

The A584 had the most collisions in Fylde from 1979 to 2025: 1,857, including 55 fatal and 453 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fylde, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5841,8572,69255453
2ndA5831,3882,19442261
3rdA5851,2481,94523264
4thM556021,22019112
5thB5261409578988
6thB5259360503595
7thB5233275370057
8thB5260255379373
9thA586211344955
10thB5192202257442
11thA523096160117
12thB52697395214
13thA5886089311
14thB52664665014
15thB5268365308
16thB5267172001
17thA587131712
18thB541291201
19thB52627701
20thA58241000

Towns in Fylde

Lytham St Anne's had the most collisions of any town in Fylde from 1979 to 2025: 3,817.

Postcode districts in Fylde

PR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fylde from 1979 to 2025: 4,970.

Latest crashes in Fylde

Of the latest 24 crashes in Fylde, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity