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Fylde road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 187 road traffic collisions in Fylde in 2018, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2017 (219), and casualties fell from 327.

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

Collisions in 2018
187
Down 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
281
Down 14% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Fylde in 2018

2.1% of collisions in Fylde in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in Fylde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3820%
  • Slight14578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight23082%

Fylde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fylde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 359 in 1985. 2018 is highlighted, with 187, down 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (18%)
  • Tuesday17 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday31 (17%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday41 (22%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7%)
  • February14 (7.5%)
  • March8 (4.3%)
  • April9 (4.8%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July19 (10%)
  • August13 (7%)
  • September12 (6.4%)
  • October22 (12%)
  • November14 (7.5%)
  • December23 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (69%)
  • Wet or damp52 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (9.6%)
  • 30 mph64 (34%)
  • 40 mph29 (16%)
  • 50 mph35 (19%)
  • 60 mph27 (14%)
  • 70 mph14 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (17%)
  • Roundabout15 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fylde in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (11%)
  • Cyclist29 (10%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2033 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (20%)
  • 36 to 4538 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (8.9%)
  • Over 7515 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (67%)
  • Passenger78 (28%)
  • Pedestrian14 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (72%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fylde in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fylde had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2018.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fylde in 2018

Ashton, Fylde, FY8 1TN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fylde in 2018, with 18 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Fylde with the most crashes in 2018

The A583 had the most collisions in Fylde in 2018: 27, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fylde, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA583273406
2ndA585213123
3rdA584182504
4thM55132913
5thB525961101
6thA5865813
7thB52615500
8thA52304500
9thB51924402
10thB52334500
11thB526041001
12thA11100
13thA5551800
14thA5881101

Towns in Fylde: crashes in 2018

Lytham St Anne's had the most collisions of any town in Fylde in 2018: 44.

Postcode districts in Fylde: crashes in 2018

PR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fylde in 2018: 92.

Latest crashes in Fylde in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Fylde in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Fylde road accidents in other years