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A report found that Powys and Caredigion in Wales were the only places in the UK that are more treacherous than Blackpool.

82 people per 100,000 were killed or seriously injured on Blackpool roads in 2021, according to a study by Forbes Advisor.

Rank	Region or Country	Local authority	People killed or seriously injured in 2021	Population	Deaths or serious injuries per 100k people
1	Wales	Powys	135	133,030	101.136
2	Wales	Ceredigion	69	72,895	94.506
3	North West	Blackpool	114	138,381	82.381
4	London	Westminster	221	269,848	81.898
5	Wales	Monmouthshire	78	95,164	81.842
6	East Midlands	Lincolnshire	615	766,333	80.3
7	Wales	Pembrokeshire	94	126,751	74.461
8	South East	Portsmouth	151	214,692	70.225
9	South East	Isle of Wight	100	142,296	69.987
10	South West	Dorset	264	379,791	69.443

The A584, including The Promenade, had 137 accidents causing casualties between 2014 and 2018

A Forbes Advisor spokesperson commented on the findings: “The two local authorities that reported the highest proportion of deaths or serious injuries last year are both located in Wales.

Revealed: Blackpool's most dangerous roads

“The relatively high number of people seriously injured or killed in traffic accidents in Wales could be down to the higher percentage of rural roads in the country, which typically see more casualties than roads in urban areas."

Methodology: The research was carried out using ONS data to compare the total number of road casualties in each local authority in Britain in 2021 with each area’s population, to reveal the rate of deaths or serious injuries per 100,000 people.

Revealed: Blackpool has the most dangerous roads in England