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Blackpool road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25,850 road traffic collisions in Blackpool from 1979 to 2025, and 33,695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 286 were fatal and 5,064 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 303 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (322).

Collisions since 1979
25,850
51st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
33,695
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
286
295 people killed
Serious collisions
5,064
5,555 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
303
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
393
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Blackpool

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2861.1%
  • Serious5,06420%
  • Slight20,50079%

What the data shows

  • Blackpool had 3,291 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 4,652 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Blackpool were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 5,357 children under 16 were killed or injured in Blackpool, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Blackpool.

Where Blackpool ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
51st
Most casualties
48th
Most fatal collisions
37th
Most serious collisions
42nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,622 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,509 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,559 (14%)
  • Thursday3,613 (14%)
  • Friday4,306 (17%)
  • Saturday4,122 (16%)
  • Sunday3,119 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,333 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,204 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown154 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit93 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway20,927 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway2,448 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1,397 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout838 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded240 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph14 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph436 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph24,320 (94%)
  • 40 mph848 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph80 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph107 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph32 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20,842 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,496 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds495 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds352 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds86 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist63 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (under 0.1%)
  • Other194 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded316 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant16,389 (49%)
  • Pedestrian8,180 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist3,689 (11%)
  • Cyclist3,006 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant736 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant681 (2%)
  • Van occupant600 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant188 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant109 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)51 (0.2%)
  • Other49 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Blackpool road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Blackpool, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Blackpool peaked at 828 in 1994; 2025 had 303.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 303
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025303393
2024322431
2023281362
2022340451
2021341435
2020247306
2019328404
2018344438
2017385512
2016400538
2015397540
2014397545
2013432575
2012459615
2011435564
2010508710
2009527704
2008489638
2007495665
2006513688
2005480647
2004481615
2003520672
2002605794
2001655899
2000582808
1999612807
1998679906
19976891,027
19967321,035
19957411,030
19948281,145
19937291,014
1992730926
1991672855
1990684842
1989677855
1988715877
1987690832
1986485600
1985719877
1984743903
1983686821
1982724882
1981698861
1980672820
1979679831

Map of recent crashes in Blackpool

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Blackpool

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Blackpool

The 24 most recent collisions in Blackpool happened between 7 December and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Blackpool

The A584 has the most collisions in Blackpool, 2,568 of 25,850 (9.9%), followed by the A583 (2,122).

Collisions in Blackpool on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5842,5683,48653592
2ndA5832,1222,87424361
3rdA5871,7092,28134321
4thA5861,4611,80013279
5thA50999051,1437154
6thB51247951,0908163
7thA50737699756139
8thB52617561,0015164
9thB52627369263135
10thB53904646426104
11thB52664095261089
12thA52302604801046
13thB5268163210233
14thB5265113157130
15thB52637894111
16thB54125875314
17thA585486108
18thB5264395026
19thB5258253008
20thB5192131606
21stA1121303
22ndM55121911
23rdB52144501

Council areas covering Blackpool

Collisions in Blackpool were recorded in 5 council areas. Blackpool has 24,745 of 25,850 (96%).

Collisions in Blackpool by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBlackpool24,74532,2372724,845
2ndWyre6177709122
3rdFylde469666593
4thPreston121402
5thBurnley3400

Postcode districts in Blackpool

Collisions in Blackpool were recorded in 7 postcode districts, led by FY1 (9,015) and FY4 (6,948).