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Flintshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 661 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1979, and 996 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,687 collisions in Flintshire.

Collisions in 1979
661
Casualties in 1979
996
Fatal collisions
22
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1979

3.3% of collisions in Flintshire in 1979 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.3%
  • Serious18328%
  • Slight45669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.2%
  • Serious25426%
  • Slight72072%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1979 is highlighted, with 661.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday73 (11%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday125 (19%)
  • Saturday93 (14%)
  • Sunday98 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.1%)
  • February44 (6.7%)
  • March49 (7.4%)
  • April59 (8.9%)
  • May61 (9.2%)
  • June47 (7.1%)
  • July44 (6.7%)
  • August61 (9.2%)
  • September55 (8.3%)
  • October68 (10%)
  • November53 (8%)
  • December73 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight436 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other48 (7.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (53%)
  • Wet or damp253 (38%)
  • Frost or ice34 (5.1%)
  • Snow20 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph370 (56%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph245 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway583 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant563 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (17%)
  • Pedestrian158 (16%)
  • Cyclist46 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20239 (24%)
  • 21 to 25123 (12%)
  • 26 to 35149 (15%)
  • 36 to 45117 (12%)
  • 46 to 5597 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (53%)
  • Passenger312 (31%)
  • Pedestrian158 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car762 (66%)
  • Motorcycle164 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.3%)
  • Minibus12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Flintshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Flintshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 127th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
127th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1979: 146, including 6 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548146209632
2ndA5582162230
3rdA4944868310
4thA5414683018
5thA5494567211
6thA5504167118
7thA5119213909
8thB5129122515
9thB5441121906
10thB5121111502
11thA5151101503
12thA502681011
13thA510481401
14thB51267701
15thB51277702
16thB54446703
17thB51283600
18thA51182300
19thB51021201
20thB51221200

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1979

Buckley had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1979: 41.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1979

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1979: 187.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1979, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years