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Flintshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 617 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1981, and 872 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1980 (684), and casualties fell from 960.

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

Collisions in 1981
617
Down 10% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
872
Down 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
18
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1981

2.9% of collisions in Flintshire in 1981 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious18330%
  • Slight41667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.4%
  • Serious23427%
  • Slight61771%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1981 is highlighted, with 617, down 10% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (11%)
  • Wednesday78 (13%)
  • Thursday109 (18%)
  • Friday99 (16%)
  • Saturday93 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.8%)
  • February42 (6.8%)
  • March40 (6.5%)
  • April55 (8.9%)
  • May40 (6.5%)
  • June52 (8.4%)
  • July37 (6%)
  • August68 (11%)
  • September62 (10%)
  • October57 (9.2%)
  • November58 (9.4%)
  • December58 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other33 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (56%)
  • Wet or damp233 (38%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.7%)
  • Snow15 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph308 (50%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph224 (36%)
  • 70 mph39 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway557 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.5%)
  • 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 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (23%)
  • Pedestrian91 (10%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20245 (28%)
  • 21 to 25120 (14%)
  • 26 to 35117 (13%)
  • 36 to 4583 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5589 (10%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.6%)
  • Over 7517 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider506 (58%)
  • Passenger275 (32%)
  • Pedestrian91 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car773 (67%)
  • Motorcycle189 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 137th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1981: 125, including 7 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548125177736
2ndA5577120019
3rdA5415475216
4thA5494148118
5thA494365229
6thA550366109
7thA5119162412
8thB5129131505
9thA5104122605
10thA5026111902
11thB54447901
12thA51186602
13thB51266601
14thB51215712
15thB51275701
16thB54415702
17thB51233302
18thB53733300
19thA51512401
20thB51222300

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1981

Mold had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1981: 31.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1981

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1981: 170.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1981, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years