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Fylde road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 155 road traffic collisions in Fylde in 2021, and 233 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2020 (128), and casualties rose from 176.

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

Collisions in 2021
155
Up 21% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
233
Up 32% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Fylde in 2021

1.3% of collisions in Fylde in 2021 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in Fylde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious4932%
  • Slight10467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious5323%
  • Slight17876%

Fylde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fylde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 359 in 1985. 2021 is highlighted, with 155, up 21% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 in 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday30 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (17%)
  • Sunday12 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.1%)
  • February9 (5.8%)
  • March8 (5.2%)
  • April9 (5.8%)
  • May11 (7.1%)
  • June13 (8.4%)
  • July16 (10%)
  • August15 (9.7%)
  • September17 (11%)
  • October23 (15%)
  • November9 (5.8%)
  • December14 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (75%)
  • Wet or damp34 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (13%)
  • 30 mph66 (43%)
  • 40 mph25 (16%)
  • 50 mph23 (15%)
  • 60 mph11 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph10 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fylde in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (70%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)
  • Cyclist18 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (3%)
  • 16 to 2021 (9%)
  • 21 to 2515 (6.4%)
  • 26 to 3543 (18%)
  • 36 to 4526 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (13%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.2%)
  • Over 7517 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (57%)
  • Passenger71 (30%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fylde in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fylde had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2021.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Fylde in 2021

Ashton, Fylde, FY8 1TN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fylde in 2021, with 13 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Fylde with the most crashes in 2021

The A584 had the most collisions in Fylde in 2021: 30, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fylde, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5843042010
2ndA585172603
3rdM55103501
4thA58381003
5thA5864500
6thB52604402
7thB52694402
8thB52613502
9thA52302201
10thB52332201
11thB52592201
12thB51921101

Towns in Fylde: crashes in 2021

Lytham St Anne's had the most collisions of any town in Fylde in 2021: 52.

Postcode districts in Fylde: crashes in 2021

FY8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fylde in 2021: 65.

Latest crashes in Fylde in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Fylde in 2021, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Fylde road accidents in other years