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Flintshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 607 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1987, and 910 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (598), and casualties rose from 882.

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

Collisions in 1987
607
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
910
Up 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1987

2.3% of collisions in Flintshire in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious11619%
  • Slight47779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious15217%
  • Slight74482%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 607, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (12%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday88 (14%)
  • Saturday96 (16%)
  • Sunday88 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (5.4%)
  • February42 (6.9%)
  • March51 (8.4%)
  • April51 (8.4%)
  • May48 (7.9%)
  • June50 (8.2%)
  • July49 (8.1%)
  • August57 (9.4%)
  • September58 (9.6%)
  • October65 (11%)
  • November50 (8.2%)
  • December53 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight426 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other35 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (59%)
  • Wet or damp229 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph330 (54%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph197 (32%)
  • 70 mph48 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (14%)
  • Roundabout12 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant562 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (15%)
  • Pedestrian101 (11%)
  • Cyclist57 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1046 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1563 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20255 (28%)
  • 21 to 25143 (16%)
  • 26 to 35128 (14%)
  • 36 to 45100 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (55%)
  • Passenger308 (34%)
  • Pedestrian101 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car809 (71%)
  • Motorcycle131 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 139th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
139th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1987: 119, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548119182225
2ndA494426014
3rdA55428025
4thA541395526
5thA51043559310
6thA550263401
7thA549202104
8thA5119193111
9thB5129132703
10thA5026122404
11thB512692403
12thB512181102
13thB512581502
14thB544181003
15thA51514601
16thB51024602
17thB54444400
18thA51183600
19thB51223310
20thB51012200

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1987

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1987: 42.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1987

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1987: 176.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years