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Flintshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 578 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1983, and 836 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (624), and casualties fell from 906.

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

Collisions in 1983
578
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
836
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
19
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1983

3.3% of collisions in Flintshire in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.3%
  • Serious15126%
  • Slight40871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.6%
  • Serious19023%
  • Slight62475%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1983 is highlighted, with 578, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (12%)
  • Friday102 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday86 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.8%)
  • February34 (5.9%)
  • March44 (7.6%)
  • April50 (8.7%)
  • May56 (9.7%)
  • June56 (9.7%)
  • July58 (10%)
  • August55 (9.5%)
  • September32 (5.5%)
  • October49 (8.5%)
  • November49 (8.5%)
  • December50 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (60%)
  • Wet or damp220 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph302 (52%)
  • 40 mph29 (5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph216 (37%)
  • 70 mph23 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (18%)
  • Pedestrian114 (14%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3%)
  • 6 to 1046 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1570 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20199 (24%)
  • 21 to 25100 (12%)
  • 26 to 35131 (16%)
  • 36 to 4598 (12%)
  • 46 to 5573 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider465 (56%)
  • Passenger257 (31%)
  • Pedestrian114 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car734 (68%)
  • Motorcycle145 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 145th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1983: 126, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548126177328
2ndA5581160518
3rdA494415918
4thA541417138
5thA549303307
6thA550213416
7thA5104152416
8thB5441121204
9thA5119101304
10thB5444101303
11thB51266604
12thB51296704
13thB51215601
14thA50264400
15thA51514600
16thA51183601
17thA5473301
18thB51273302
19thB53733300
20thB51011101

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1983

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1983: 38.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1983

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1983: 164.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1983, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years