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FY2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,206 road traffic collisions in the FY2 postcode district, Blackpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 662 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, down 26% on 2024 (39).

Collisions since 1979
3,206
1,217th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,281
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
44
49 people killed
Serious collisions
662
730 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Down 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
43
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for FY2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal441.4%
  • Serious66221%
  • Slight2,50078%

What the data shows

  • FY2 had 414 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 619 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in FY2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 628 children under 16 were killed or injured in FY2, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in FY2.

Where FY2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,217th
Most casualties
1,218th
Most fatal collisions
1,376th
Most serious collisions
1,040th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday465 (15%)
  • Tuesday491 (15%)
  • Wednesday481 (15%)
  • Thursday476 (15%)
  • Friday529 (17%)
  • Saturday417 (13%)
  • Sunday347 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,319 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit857 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,926 (91%)
  • Roundabout186 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded32 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph30 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph3,158 (99%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,543 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds483 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds70 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other20 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,347 (55%)
  • Pedestrian774 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist520 (12%)
  • Cyclist376 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant77 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant65 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

FY2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in FY2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in FY2 peaked at 104 in 1996; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252943
20243946
20233144
20223452
20213749
20203033
20194362
20185264
20175775
20166289
20154772
20143955
20135272
20125369
20116184
201080116
200977101
20087196
20076591
200674105
20056483
20045171
20037691
20027396
200179107
200077104
199980108
199898136
199774124
1996104146
199588112
199490127
199390141
199280115
199179103
199086122
198992113
198883101
19877586
19864667
198581103
19847586
19837486
19828398
198189113
198095117
197991107

Map of recent crashes in FY2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in FY2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in FY2

The 24 most recent collisions in FY2 happened between 13 May and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in FY2

The A587 has the most collisions in FY2, 645 of 3,206 (20%), followed by the B5124 (426).

Collisions in FY2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58764584712114
2ndB5124426582596
3rdA5844146221495
4thB5265106149129
5thB52584401

Council areas covering FY2

Collisions in FY2 were recorded in 3 council areas. Blackpool has 3,186 of 3,206 (99%).

Collisions in FY2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBlackpool3,1864,25443661
2ndWyre151911
3rdFylde4700

Town in FY2

Of the 3,206 collisions in FY2, 2,982 (93%) were in Blackpool.