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FY3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,696 road traffic collisions in the FY3 postcode district, Blackpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 1,097 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 87 collisions, up 10% on 2024 (79).

Collisions since 1979
5,696
383rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,454
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
73 people killed
Serious collisions
1,097
1,206 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
87
Up 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
124
Up 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for FY3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal691.2%
  • Serious1,09719%
  • Slight4,53080%

What the data shows

  • FY3 had 788 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 1,052 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in FY3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,252 children under 16 were killed or injured in FY3, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in FY3.

Where FY3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
383rd
Most casualties
398th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
291st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday871 (15%)
  • Tuesday852 (15%)
  • Wednesday862 (15%)
  • Thursday835 (15%)
  • Friday997 (18%)
  • Saturday735 (13%)
  • Sunday544 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,161 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,445 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,728 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway605 (11%)
  • Roundabout273 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded48 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph148 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph5,086 (89%)
  • 40 mph363 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph78 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,625 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds741 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds88 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds75 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other54 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded78 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,858 (52%)
  • Pedestrian1,348 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist910 (12%)
  • Cyclist893 (12%)
  • Van occupant147 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant142 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant87 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

FY3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in FY3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in FY3 peaked at 196 in 1994; 2025 had 87.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202587124
202479112
20235364
202278105
202178101
20207084
20197384
201885117
201799140
201686113
201582109
2014100131
2013112161
2012115153
2011109137
2010117159
2009117156
200891126
2007109150
2006100125
2005117158
2004107147
2003109154
2002135186
2001162221
2000123174
1999129160
1998146187
1997160226
1996146212
1995165222
1994196266
1993141199
1992177226
1991150196
1990148172
1989141201
1988132164
1987135157
1986106131
1985134163
1984153192
1983160199
1982150176
1981142162
1980145177
1979147175

Map of recent crashes in FY3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in FY3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in FY3

The 24 most recent collisions in FY3 happened between 18 October and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in FY3

The A587 has the most collisions in FY3, 921 of 5,696 (16%), followed by the A583 (902).

Collisions in FY3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5879211,27714178
2ndA5839021,21013163
3rdA5867589609139
4thB52664205421295
5thB5124306414356
6thB526898133119
7thB5264395026
8thB526381002
9thA13300
10thA5843500

Council areas covering FY3

Collisions in FY3 were recorded in 4 council areas. Blackpool has 5,241 of 5,696 (92%).

Collisions in FY3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBlackpool5,2416,847621,003
2ndFylde239326356
3rdWyre210275437
4thPreston5501

Town in FY3

Of the 5,696 collisions in FY3, 5,138 (90%) were in Blackpool.