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Kirkham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 730 road traffic collisions in Kirkham, Fylde, from 1979 to 2025, and 997 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 147 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
730
929th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
997
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
23 people killed
Serious collisions
147
173 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kirkham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious14720%
  • Slight56778%

What the data shows

  • Kirkham had 96 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 132 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Kirkham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 169 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kirkham, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Kirkham.

Where Kirkham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
929th
Most casualties
884th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
875th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (15%)
  • Tuesday110 (15%)
  • Wednesday111 (15%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday127 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight514 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway646 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph447 (61%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph107 (15%)
  • 60 mph109 (15%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds571 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant565 (57%)
  • Pedestrian193 (19%)
  • Cyclist104 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kirkham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirkham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kirkham peaked at 25 in 1998; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
2024910
20231316
202266
202144
20201115
20191416
201878
20171416
20161114
20151016
20141820
2013910
20121217
2011813
20102127
2009812
20081321
20071823
20061522
20051319
20041725
20032134
20021626
20012427
20002229
19991318
19982534
19971825
19961318
19951822
19941624
19931625
19921425
19912129
19902132
19892539
19882341
19871726
1986911
19852431
19842226
19832023
19822432
19811517
19801722
19791823

Map of recent crashes in Kirkham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kirkham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kirkham

The 24 most recent collisions in Kirkham happened between 16 June 2023 and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kirkham

The A583 has the most collisions in Kirkham, 199 of 730 (27%), followed by the A585 (124).

Collisions in Kirkham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5831993361043
2ndA585124155126
3rdB5192117145224
4thB5259455419

Council areas covering Kirkham

Collisions in Kirkham were recorded in 2 council areas. Fylde has 724 of 730 (99%).

Collisions in Kirkham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stFylde72498916147
2ndWyre3300

Postcode district for Kirkham

All 730 collisions in Kirkham were in the PR4 postcode district.