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FY1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,048 road traffic collisions in the FY1 postcode district, Blackpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 11,449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 83 were fatal and 1,746 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 88 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (97).

Collisions since 1979
9,048
81st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
11,449
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
83
84 people killed
Serious collisions
1,746
1,879 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
88
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
104
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for FY1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal830.9%
  • Serious1,74619%
  • Slight7,21980%

What the data shows

  • FY1 had 1,037 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 1,490 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in FY1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,695 children under 16 were killed or injured in FY1, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in FY1.

Where FY1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
81st
Most casualties
80th
Most fatal collisions
468th
Most serious collisions
47th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,165 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,096 (12%)
  • Wednesday1,120 (12%)
  • Thursday1,146 (13%)
  • Friday1,467 (16%)
  • Saturday1,797 (20%)
  • Sunday1,257 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,121 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,801 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown66 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,800 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road1,258 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway740 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout137 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded113 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph11 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph176 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph8,810 (97%)
  • 40 mph29 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,278 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,223 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds207 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds133 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.2%)
  • Other60 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded111 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,391 (38%)
  • Pedestrian4,154 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist1,064 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist746 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant419 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant359 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant172 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant67 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

FY1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in FY1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in FY1 peaked at 313 in 1994; 2025 had 88.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 88
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202588104
202497113
2023102131
2022101126
2021120156
20206984
201992114
2018110154
2017126161
2016132177
2015109133
2014128177
2013131158
2012145190
2011139167
2010165227
2009166215
2008174222
2007161207
2006172232
2005155199
2004174216
2003189234
2002229279
2001236312
2000193249
1999226292
1998214274
1997237331
1996266369
1995228327
1994313430
1993282374
1992291351
1991250321
1990255314
1989263313
1988272334
1987279323
1986188229
1985270326
1984279339
1983238271
1982265312
1981254326
1980230270
1979245286

Map of recent crashes in FY1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in FY1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in FY1

The 24 most recent collisions in FY1 happened between 8 October and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in FY1

The A584 has the most collisions in FY1, 1,762 of 9,048 (19%), followed by the A5099 (866).

Collisions in FY1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5841,7622,29327424
2ndA50998661,0967145
3rdA5867088454140
4thA583595715289
5thB53904546266100
6thB5261283364363
7thB5262269316259
8thB52637185110
9thB51246292010
10thB5266192703
11thA5073131702
12thB52656701
13thA15501
14thA523041000
15thA5873301

Council areas covering FY1

Collisions in FY1 were recorded in 4 council areas. Blackpool has 9,024 of 9,048 (99.7%).

Collisions in FY1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBlackpool9,02411,418811,743
2ndFylde121711
3rdPreston6811
4thWyre5500

Town in FY1

Of the 9,048 collisions in FY1, 9,015 (99.6%) were in Blackpool.