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Flintshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 712 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1989, and 1,062 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1988 (761), and casualties rose from 1,050.

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

Collisions in 1989
712
Down 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,062
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
18
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1989

2.5% of collisions in Flintshire in 1989 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.5%
  • Serious8913%
  • Slight60585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.1%
  • Serious10710%
  • Slight93388%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 712, down 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (8.4%)
  • Tuesday113 (16%)
  • Wednesday117 (16%)
  • Thursday104 (15%)
  • Friday116 (16%)
  • Saturday99 (14%)
  • Sunday103 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.3%)
  • February63 (8.8%)
  • March61 (8.6%)
  • April55 (7.7%)
  • May56 (7.9%)
  • June53 (7.4%)
  • July73 (10%)
  • August58 (8.1%)
  • September52 (7.3%)
  • October68 (9.6%)
  • November68 (9.6%)
  • December53 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight527 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds493 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (17%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other58 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry421 (59%)
  • Wet or damp274 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph346 (49%)
  • 40 mph35 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph28 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph229 (32%)
  • 70 mph74 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway577 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (16%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant691 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (11%)
  • Pedestrian88 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist75 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1056 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1575 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20224 (21%)
  • 21 to 25169 (16%)
  • 26 to 35189 (18%)
  • 36 to 45131 (12%)
  • 46 to 5573 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider609 (57%)
  • Passenger365 (34%)
  • Pedestrian88 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,028 (73%)
  • Motorcycle122 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 129th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
129th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1989: 128, including 6 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548128197616
2ndA5416613649
3rdA494618827
4thA55478424
5thA550395324
6thA549334406
7thA5119274004
8thA5104264705
9thA5026233016
10thB5129192501
11thB5441141801
12thB5127111601
13thA515191702
14thA511861001
15thB51215700
16thB51255601
17thB54445500
18thB51024400
19thB51224600
20thB51264400

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1989

Buckley had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1989: 37.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1989

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1989: 233.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years