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Flintshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 22,687 road traffic collisions in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025, and 32,938 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 462 were fatal and 3,637 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 113 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (122), and casualties fell from 176 to 154.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
22,687
141st highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32,938
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
462
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
113
Down 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Flintshire

2% of collisions in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4622%
  • Serious3,63716%
  • Slight18,58882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5021.5%
  • Serious4,43913%
  • Slight27,99785%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. In 2025 there were 113, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 113
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025113154
2024122176
2023189266
2022157195
2021160217
2020144174
2019176236
2018187263
2017198266
2016202313
2015249362
2014281392
2013360523
2012339477
2011355529
2010375572
2009355541
2008461651
2007446663
2006511696
2005427632
2004567841
2003580853
2002588840
2001614898
2000661980
19997051,025
1998690995
1997626956
1996671977
19957151,039
1994655977
1993624934
19926711,014
19917301,107
19907281,063
19897121,062
19887611,050
1987607910
1986598882
1985597814
1984616853
1983578836
1982624906
1981617872
1980684960
1979661996

When and where crashes happen in Flintshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,173 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,164 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,201 (14%)
  • Thursday3,394 (15%)
  • Friday3,823 (17%)
  • Saturday3,185 (14%)
  • Sunday2,747 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59741 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59348 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,869 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,227 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,377 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,618 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,555 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,952 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,757 (7.7%)
  • February1,616 (7.1%)
  • March1,764 (7.8%)
  • April1,795 (7.9%)
  • May1,870 (8.2%)
  • June1,906 (8.4%)
  • July1,997 (8.8%)
  • August2,061 (9.1%)
  • September1,878 (8.3%)
  • October2,057 (9.1%)
  • November2,039 (9%)
  • December1,947 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16,700 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,979 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,623 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown252 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit132 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds16,907 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,504 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds355 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds347 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds187 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist137 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds41 (0.2%)
  • Other963 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded246 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry13,604 (60%)
  • Wet or damp8,394 (37%)
  • Frost or ice429 (1.9%)
  • Snow204 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep36 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph125 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph11,555 (51%)
  • 40 mph1,376 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph599 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph6,460 (28%)
  • 70 mph2,572 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway18,089 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway3,172 (14%)
  • Roundabout1,015 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road259 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded152 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Flintshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant22,206 (67%)
  • Pedestrian3,384 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist3,375 (10%)
  • Cyclist1,871 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant671 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant438 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)395 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant190 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant186 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant178 (0.5%)
  • Other43 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5847 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 101,384 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 151,982 (6%)
  • 16 to 206,127 (19%)
  • 21 to 254,449 (14%)
  • 26 to 356,121 (19%)
  • 36 to 454,344 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,259 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 652,221 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 751,330 (4%)
  • Over 75826 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded48 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider19,637 (60%)
  • Passenger9,917 (30%)
  • Pedestrian3,384 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car32,559 (76%)
  • Motorcycle3,385 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,947 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,748 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,571 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach515 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle398 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car314 (0.7%)
  • Minibus241 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle80 (0.2%)
  • Other91 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Flintshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Flintshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Flintshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 141st most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
161st
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
138thYork23,09028,4972484,740
139thBedford22,89930,6743794,059
140thSolihull22,77530,8703575,037
141stFlintshire (this area)22,68732,9384623,637
142ndBasingstoke and Deane22,61030,8004315,603
143rdRenfrewshire22,48728,8084445,228
144thWest Berkshire22,35331,1905484,453

Accident hotspots in Flintshire

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area is the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire, with 410 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,500, including 97 fatal and 598 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5483,5005,26997598
2ndA551,8713,22648327
3rdA5411,5342,41561296
4thA4941,3141,90636179
5thA5501,1941,81424168
6thA51041,1021,61817180
7thB51299341,28414132
8thA51198681,30015118
9thA54975399612120
10thA50266589571588
11thB5125470671568
12thB5126288448847
13thB5441284372453
14thB5121283427654
15thB5127235305636
16thB5444227293133
17thA5151219411446
18thA5118132200325
19thB5123131198117
20thB510294133314

Towns in Flintshire

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,288.

Postcode districts in Flintshire

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025: 6,560.

Latest crashes in Flintshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in Flintshire, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity