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Flintshire road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 598 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1986, and 882 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1985 (597), and casualties rose from 814.

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

Collisions in 1986
598
Level with 1985
Casualties in 1986
882
Up 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Flintshire in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious14224%
  • Slight44875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious17320%
  • Slight69879%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1986 is highlighted, with 598, level with 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday100 (17%)
  • Friday95 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (5.5%)
  • February33 (5.5%)
  • March55 (9.2%)
  • April49 (8.2%)
  • May48 (8%)
  • June52 (8.7%)
  • July54 (9%)
  • August58 (9.7%)
  • September44 (7.4%)
  • October55 (9.2%)
  • November69 (12%)
  • December48 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds433 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (60%)
  • Wet or damp229 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph302 (51%)
  • 40 mph41 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph204 (34%)
  • 70 mph37 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (11%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant525 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (15%)
  • Pedestrian112 (13%)
  • Cyclist52 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20215 (24%)
  • 21 to 25133 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (14%)
  • 36 to 45101 (11%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.8%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (56%)
  • Passenger275 (31%)
  • Pedestrian112 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car828 (71%)
  • Motorcycle138 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Flintshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 148th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1986: 121, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548121167128
2ndA5566127114
3rdA4944974112
4thA5414165012
5thA5104253506
6thA550253714
7thA549192204
8thA5119183104
9thB5121142905
10thB5129121903
11thA5026111605
12thB5125111303
13thB5444101102
14thA51185700
15thB54415601
16thA515141411
17thB51264500
18thB51274410
19thB51284603
20thB51233301

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1986

Mold had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1986: 39.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1986

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1986: 165.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years