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Fylde road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Fylde in 2017, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2016 (210), and casualties rose from 295.

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

Collisions in 2017
219
Up 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
327
Up 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Fylde in 2017

1.8% of collisions in Fylde in 2017 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in Fylde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious4219%
  • Slight17379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight27885%

Fylde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fylde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 359 in 1985. 2017 is highlighted, with 219, up 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (20%)
  • Friday26 (12%)
  • Saturday31 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.2%)
  • February19 (8.7%)
  • March18 (8.2%)
  • April14 (6.4%)
  • May20 (9.1%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July18 (8.2%)
  • August20 (9.1%)
  • September13 (5.9%)
  • October13 (5.9%)
  • November20 (9.1%)
  • December22 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight163 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (66%)
  • Wet or damp69 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (7.3%)
  • 30 mph76 (35%)
  • 40 mph33 (15%)
  • 50 mph50 (23%)
  • 60 mph24 (11%)
  • 70 mph20 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (23%)
  • Roundabout18 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fylde in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist28 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2042 (13%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (18%)
  • 36 to 4531 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5557 (17%)
  • 56 to 6538 (12%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.5%)
  • Over 7517 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (65%)
  • Passenger87 (27%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (76%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fylde in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fylde had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 2017.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fylde in 2017

Rural North Fylde, Fylde, PR4 3HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fylde in 2017, with 12 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Fylde with the most crashes in 2017

The A583 and A584 had the most collisions in Fylde in 2017, with 27 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fylde, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA583273303
2ndA584273718
3rdA585233308
4thM55194312
5thA5230101601
6thB52615710
7thB52594701
8thA5863601
9thB52333600
10thB51922301
11thB52602401
12thA5881200
13thB52101100
14thB52691100

Towns in Fylde: crashes in 2017

Lytham St Anne's had the most collisions of any town in Fylde in 2017: 57.

Postcode districts in Fylde: crashes in 2017

PR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fylde in 2017: 95.

Latest crashes in Fylde in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Fylde in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Fylde road accidents in other years