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Fylde road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 135 road traffic collisions in Fylde in 2024, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2023 (169), and casualties fell from 241.

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

Collisions in 2024
135
Down 20% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
196
Down 19% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Fylde in 2024

None of the collisions in Fylde in 2024 were fatal and 30% were serious, against 2.1% and 21% in Fylde from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4030%
  • Slight9570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4623%
  • Slight15077%

Fylde road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fylde, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 359 in 1985. 2024 is highlighted, with 135, down 20% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (19%)
  • Tuesday11 (8.1%)
  • Wednesday22 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (19%)
  • Friday21 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (16%)
  • Sunday9 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (13%)
  • February9 (6.7%)
  • March9 (6.7%)
  • April12 (8.9%)
  • May11 (8.1%)
  • June14 (10%)
  • July16 (12%)
  • August10 (7.4%)
  • September13 (9.6%)
  • October10 (7.4%)
  • November4 (3%)
  • December9 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds107 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (66%)
  • Wet or damp41 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (19%)
  • 30 mph50 (37%)
  • 40 mph20 (15%)
  • 50 mph22 (16%)
  • 60 mph8 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph10 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (17%)
  • Roundabout10 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Fylde in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant143 (73%)
  • Cyclist16 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 154 (2%)
  • 16 to 2015 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3530 (15%)
  • 36 to 4527 (14%)
  • 46 to 5519 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (17%)
  • 66 to 7519 (9.7%)
  • Over 7522 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (69%)
  • Passenger49 (25%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car201 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Fylde in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Fylde had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2024.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Fylde in 2024

Ashton, Fylde, FY8 1TN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Fylde in 2024, with 12 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Fylde with the most crashes in 2024

The A584 had the most collisions in Fylde in 2024: 17, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Fylde, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584173107
2ndA585111400
3rdA583101404
4thB52609901
5thM5592001
6thB52596804
7thB52335502
8thA52304602
9thA5864702
10thB51922200
11thB52612400
12thA5881100
13thB52691100

Towns in Fylde: crashes in 2024

Lytham St Anne's had the most collisions of any town in Fylde in 2024: 37.

Postcode districts in Fylde: crashes in 2024

PR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Fylde in 2024: 59.

Latest crashes in Fylde in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Fylde in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Fylde road accidents in other years