New research has revealed the UK’s most dangerous areas to drive in outside of London, with Blackpool coming out on top.
The study by car parts marketplace Ovoko looked at data from areas in the UK to find out which had the highest average collisions per billion vehicle miles between 2013 and 2022.
It found that Blackpool is the UK's most dangerous area to drive outside of London. Between 2013 and 2022, there were, on average, 1,076.85 collisions per billion vehicle miles in the area. 2013 was found to have the highest numbers, with 1,289 collisions per billion vehicle miles.
Coming in second is Hull, with an average of 927.39 collisions per billion vehicle miles. The area’s most dangerous year was found to be 2013, with just 1,051 collisions per billion vehicle miles.
Third place goes to the Luton, which has had 898.34 collisions per billion vehicle miles on average across the years recorded in the study. Figures were highest in 2016, with 1,013 collisions per billion vehicle miles.
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Fourth place goes to the South East area of Brighton and Hove, coming in with 885.30 collisions per billion vehicle miles on average. Collisions were highest in 2014, making it the most dangerous year, with 982 collisions per billion vehicle miles.
Rounding out the top five is Bournemouth, which comes in with 833.68 collisions per billion vehicle miles. 2014 was found to be the most dangerous year, with 984 collisions per billion vehicle miles.
Commenting on the findings, a spokesperson for Ovoko said: "While London may dominate the top ten for dangerous driving areas, to see how diverse the locations of the other dangerous areas are is interesting as well.
"While many areas have also seen an improvement over the past 10 years for road safety, in some it is currently on the uptick when looking at the latest results from 2022, and it will be worth noting whether this trend continues into the 2020s."