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Flintshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 684 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1980, and 960 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (661), and casualties fell from 996.

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

Collisions in 1980
684
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
960
Down 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
23
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1980

3.4% of collisions in Flintshire in 1980 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.4%
  • Serious18026%
  • Slight48170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.4%
  • Serious23224%
  • Slight70573%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1980 is highlighted, with 684, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (14%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday95 (14%)
  • Sunday89 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.6%)
  • February49 (7.2%)
  • March62 (9.1%)
  • April45 (6.6%)
  • May42 (6.1%)
  • June65 (9.5%)
  • July67 (9.8%)
  • August69 (10%)
  • September59 (8.6%)
  • October55 (8%)
  • November56 (8.2%)
  • December56 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds509 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (57%)
  • Wet or damp265 (39%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.9%)
  • Snow7 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph355 (52%)
  • 40 mph41 (6%)
  • 50 mph26 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph251 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway605 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant525 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (22%)
  • Pedestrian120 (13%)
  • Cyclist49 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1581 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20229 (24%)
  • 21 to 25119 (12%)
  • 26 to 35177 (18%)
  • 36 to 45101 (11%)
  • 46 to 5573 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (57%)
  • Passenger288 (30%)
  • Pedestrian120 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car835 (67%)
  • Motorcycle202 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Flintshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Flintshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 116th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1980: 156, including 6 fatal and 45 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548156219645
2ndA5595147419
3rdA549567826
4thA5415172115
5thA4944457311
6thA5502336010
7thA5104192708
8thA5119172206
9thB51219904
10thB512692206
11thB512791314
12thB512981011
13thA50265500
14thB53734701
15thB54414802
16thB54444601
17thA51183301
18thA51512510
19thA521110
20thB44441101

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1980

Buckley had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1980: 34.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1980

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1980: 222.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1980, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years