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Flintshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 624 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1982, and 906 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (617), and casualties rose from 872.

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

Collisions in 1982
624
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
906
Up 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
18
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1982

2.9% of collisions in Flintshire in 1982 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious14523%
  • Slight46174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious18420%
  • Slight70277%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1982 is highlighted, with 624, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (12%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (17%)
  • Sunday63 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.4%)
  • February38 (6.1%)
  • March54 (8.7%)
  • April43 (6.9%)
  • May56 (9%)
  • June67 (11%)
  • July53 (8.5%)
  • August57 (9.1%)
  • September50 (8%)
  • October62 (9.9%)
  • November54 (8.7%)
  • December56 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight436 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds487 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other33 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (61%)
  • Wet or damp217 (35%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.4%)
  • Snow6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph341 (55%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph206 (33%)
  • 70 mph31 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway552 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant506 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (21%)
  • Pedestrian117 (13%)
  • Cyclist66 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1055 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20237 (26%)
  • 21 to 25133 (15%)
  • 26 to 35133 (15%)
  • 36 to 4599 (11%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (58%)
  • Passenger263 (29%)
  • Pedestrian117 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car760 (66%)
  • Motorcycle182 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 140th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
85th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1982: 120, including 5 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548120172527
2ndA5577135122
3rdA541456529
4thA549456209
5thA494374929
6thA5503754013
7thA5119163105
8thB5129131711
9thB5121111501
10thA510491722
11thB51268901
12thB54416701
13thA50265600
14thA51185701
15thB54445602
16thB51274411
17thA51513600
18thB51022202
19thB51192201
20thB53732410

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1982

Buckley had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1982: 37.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1982

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1982: 181.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years