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Flintshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 761 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1988, and 1,050 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1987 (607), and casualties rose from 910.

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

Collisions in 1988
761
Up 25% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,050
Up 15% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Flintshire in 1988 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious10213%
  • Slight64585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious12212%
  • Slight91487%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1988 is highlighted, with 761, up 25% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (12%)
  • Tuesday93 (12%)
  • Wednesday112 (15%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday124 (16%)
  • Saturday114 (15%)
  • Sunday108 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (8.3%)
  • February50 (6.6%)
  • March58 (7.6%)
  • April63 (8.3%)
  • May59 (7.8%)
  • June65 (8.5%)
  • July62 (8.1%)
  • August85 (11%)
  • September76 (10%)
  • October70 (9.2%)
  • November65 (8.5%)
  • December45 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight567 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit139 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds546 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry444 (58%)
  • Wet or damp309 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph392 (52%)
  • 40 mph32 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph251 (33%)
  • 70 mph68 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway635 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (12%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant653 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (14%)
  • Pedestrian115 (11%)
  • Cyclist64 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5%)
  • 16 to 20248 (24%)
  • 21 to 25171 (16%)
  • 26 to 35199 (19%)
  • 36 to 4597 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5596 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3%)
  • Over 7520 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider637 (61%)
  • Passenger298 (28%)
  • Pedestrian115 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,041 (71%)
  • Motorcycle146 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus11 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 109th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1988: 130, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548130175321
2ndA494557824
3rdA55559209
4thA550507416
5thA5414669012
6thA5104456712
7thA5119344712
8thA5026182610
9thB5125182301
10thA549152111
11thB5129141911
12thB5441121202
13thB5127101302
14thB512691301
15thB537381110
16thB51236800
17thB54446901
18thA51184402
19thA51514501
20thB51214502

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1988

Flint had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1988: 47.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1988

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1988: 239.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1988, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years