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Fylde road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Fylde in 2006, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2005 (242), and casualties fell from 380.

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

Collisions in 2006
241
Level with 2005
Casualties in 2006
363
Down 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Fylde in 2006

1.7% of collisions in Fylde in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in Fylde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3715%
  • Slight20083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight32088%

Fylde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fylde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 359 in 1985. 2006 is highlighted, with 241, level with 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (16%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday41 (17%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.3%)
  • February26 (11%)
  • March16 (6.6%)
  • April20 (8.3%)
  • May17 (7.1%)
  • June19 (7.9%)
  • July28 (12%)
  • August18 (7.5%)
  • September17 (7.1%)
  • October30 (12%)
  • November15 (6.2%)
  • December15 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (68%)
  • Wet or damp71 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph109 (45%)
  • 40 mph32 (13%)
  • 50 mph41 (17%)
  • 60 mph39 (16%)
  • 70 mph20 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (17%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fylde in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2048 (13%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (18%)
  • 36 to 4560 (17%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (65%)
  • Passenger101 (28%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (77%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fylde in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Fylde ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fylde had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 2006.

Collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fylde in 2006

Ashton, Fylde, FY8 1TN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fylde in 2006, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Fylde with the most crashes in 2006

The A585 had the most collisions in Fylde in 2006: 33, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fylde, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585335308
2ndA583284003
3rdA584284015
4thM55152702
5thB525951001
6thA52304700
7thB51924701
8thB52604501
9thA5863300
10thB52333600
11thB52613502
12thA50831100
13thA50851200
14thA5881100
15thB52511200
16thB52661200
17thM61500

Towns in Fylde: crashes in 2006

Lytham St Anne's had the most collisions of any town in Fylde in 2006: 69.

Postcode districts in Fylde: crashes in 2006

PR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fylde in 2006: 107.

Latest crashes in Fylde in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Fylde in 2006, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2006.

Severity

Fylde road accidents in other years