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Fylde road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 169 road traffic collisions in Fylde in 2023, and 241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2022 (154), and casualties rose from 234.

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

Collisions in 2023
169
Up 10% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
241
Up 3% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Fylde in 2023

0.6% of collisions in Fylde in 2023 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.1% and 21% in Fylde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious5030%
  • Slight11870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5924%
  • Slight18175%

Fylde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fylde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 359 in 1985. 2023 is highlighted, with 169, up 10% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (11%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (18%)
  • Thursday34 (20%)
  • Friday20 (12%)
  • Saturday28 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.3%)
  • February13 (7.7%)
  • March12 (7.1%)
  • April12 (7.1%)
  • May16 (9.5%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July17 (10%)
  • August14 (8.3%)
  • September11 (6.5%)
  • October17 (10%)
  • November14 (8.3%)
  • December16 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (74%)
  • Wet or damp42 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (16%)
  • 30 mph66 (39%)
  • 40 mph27 (16%)
  • 50 mph34 (20%)
  • 60 mph10 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (10%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fylde in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (71%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2023 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3538 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (12%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7.5%)
  • Over 7525 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (66%)
  • Passenger53 (22%)
  • Pedestrian29 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (82%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fylde in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fylde had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2023.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fylde in 2023

Ashton, Fylde, FY8 1TN area and Lytham West, Fylde, FY8 5HP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Fylde in 2023, with 12 collisions each.

Roads in Fylde with the most crashes in 2023

The A584 had the most collisions in Fylde in 2023: 15, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fylde, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584152403
2ndA583142003
3rdA585142606
4thB526171113
5thM5571301
6thB51925600
7thA52304602
8thA58241000
9thB52334401
10thB52594403
11thB52604402
12thA5863602
13thB52692301
14thA5881100
15thB52661100

Towns in Fylde: crashes in 2023

Lytham St Anne's had the most collisions of any town in Fylde in 2023: 58.

Postcode districts in Fylde: crashes in 2023

PR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fylde in 2023: 73.

Latest crashes in Fylde in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Fylde in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Fylde road accidents in other years