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Flintshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 616 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1984, and 853 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1983 (578), and casualties rose from 836.

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

Collisions in 1984
616
Up 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
853
Up 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1984

2.1% of collisions in Flintshire in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious14423%
  • Slight45975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious17921%
  • Slight66177%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1984 is highlighted, with 616, up 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (10%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday112 (18%)
  • Sunday89 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.3%)
  • February50 (8.1%)
  • March35 (5.7%)
  • April41 (6.7%)
  • May46 (7.5%)
  • June45 (7.3%)
  • July70 (11%)
  • August56 (9.1%)
  • September53 (8.6%)
  • October69 (11%)
  • November64 (10%)
  • December48 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry378 (61%)
  • Wet or damp213 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.6%)
  • Snow9 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph337 (55%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph207 (34%)
  • 70 mph32 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway539 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (10%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant483 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (16%)
  • Pedestrian117 (14%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20219 (26%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35132 (15%)
  • 36 to 45110 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (56%)
  • Passenger262 (31%)
  • Pedestrian117 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car801 (71%)
  • Motorcycle136 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 144th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1984: 130, including 6 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548130177641
2ndA5567106214
3rdA5495066110
4thA494394808
5thA541376127
6thA550304208
7thA5119152104
8thA5104131603
9thB5444121702
10thB5129111502
11thB51269902
12thA502651102
13thA51515900
14thB51215502
15thB51235700
16thB54415500
17thB51224700
18thB51254500
19thA51183401
20thB51273501

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1984

Flint had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1984: 46.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1984

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1984: 181.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1984, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years