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Fylde road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Fylde in 1986, and 413 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1985 (359), and casualties fell from 482.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,916 collisions in Fylde.

Collisions in 1986
301
Down 16% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
413
Down 14% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Fylde in 1986

3.3% of collisions in Fylde in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in Fylde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.3%
  • Serious7826%
  • Slight21371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious9423%
  • Slight30975%

Fylde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fylde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 359 in 1985. 1986 is highlighted, with 301, down 16% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (20%)
  • Friday42 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.3%)
  • February23 (7.6%)
  • March21 (7%)
  • April25 (8.3%)
  • May26 (8.6%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July24 (8%)
  • August23 (7.6%)
  • September30 (10%)
  • October23 (7.6%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December26 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (73%)
  • Wet or damp76 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (63%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph60 (20%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fylde in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (14%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7%)
  • 16 to 2089 (22%)
  • 21 to 2583 (20%)
  • 26 to 3549 (12%)
  • 36 to 4535 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (7.3%)
  • Over 7517 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider232 (56%)
  • Passenger136 (33%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car375 (69%)
  • Motorcycle64 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fylde in 1986

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1986 in Fylde

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

  • 2 crashes
  • Slight

How Fylde ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fylde had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 1986.

Collisions
310th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Fylde with the most crashes in 1986

The A584 had the most collisions in Fylde in 1986: 61, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fylde, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5846175219
2ndA583355327
3rdA5853342010
4thB5261152015
5thB525991004
6thB52338802
7thM5581814
8thA58651102
9thB52603702
10thA50731100
11thA5881300
12thB52691101

Towns in Fylde: crashes in 1986

Lytham St Anne's had the most collisions of any town in Fylde in 1986: 82.

Postcode districts in Fylde: crashes in 1986

PR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fylde in 1986: 97.

Latest crashes in Fylde in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Fylde in 1986, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Fylde road accidents in other years