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Flintshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 597 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1985, and 814 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (616), and casualties fell from 853.

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

Collisions in 1985
597
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
814
Down 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1985

2.3% of collisions in Flintshire in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious13022%
  • Slight45376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious15018%
  • Slight65080%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1985 is highlighted, with 597, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (12%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday103 (17%)
  • Saturday99 (17%)
  • Sunday78 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.4%)
  • February31 (5.2%)
  • March38 (6.4%)
  • April45 (7.5%)
  • May49 (8.2%)
  • June58 (9.7%)
  • July46 (7.7%)
  • August60 (10%)
  • September53 (8.9%)
  • October48 (8%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December62 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds434 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other41 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (57%)
  • Wet or damp226 (38%)
  • Snow16 (2.7%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph305 (51%)
  • 40 mph43 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph193 (32%)
  • 70 mph47 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway501 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (14%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (17%)
  • Pedestrian99 (12%)
  • Cyclist60 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1044 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1568 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20185 (23%)
  • 21 to 25116 (14%)
  • 26 to 35131 (16%)
  • 36 to 4585 (10%)
  • 46 to 5573 (9%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (56%)
  • Passenger258 (32%)
  • Pedestrian99 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car826 (71%)
  • Motorcycle139 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 146th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
146th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1985: 119, including 5 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548119166519
2ndA556499010
3rdA4943848211
4thA550334925
5thA5413251110
6thA5104293906
7thA5119243808
8thA549212602
9thB5121131905
10thB5129131902
11thB5125111202
12thB512691202
13thB544181103
14thB51277902
15thA50266811
16thA51515801
17thB51234400
18thB54444501
19thB51011100
20thB51021100

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1985

Flint had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1985: 41.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1985

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1985: 158.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1985, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years