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Flintshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 728 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1990, and 1,063 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (712), and casualties rose from 1,062.

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

Collisions in 1990
728
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,063
Level with 1989
Fatal collisions
18
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1990

2.5% of collisions in Flintshire in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.5%
  • Serious9613%
  • Slight61484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious12211%
  • Slight92287%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1990 is highlighted, with 728, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (13%)
  • Tuesday108 (15%)
  • Wednesday114 (16%)
  • Thursday104 (14%)
  • Friday115 (16%)
  • Saturday109 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.5%)
  • February55 (7.6%)
  • March54 (7.4%)
  • April59 (8.1%)
  • May73 (10%)
  • June47 (6.5%)
  • July60 (8.2%)
  • August66 (9.1%)
  • September63 (8.7%)
  • October63 (8.7%)
  • November67 (9.2%)
  • December74 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight536 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds540 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other41 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry429 (59%)
  • Wet or damp283 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph376 (52%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph229 (31%)
  • 70 mph75 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway596 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (15%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant720 (68%)
  • Pedestrian130 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist58 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1041 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5%)
  • 16 to 20243 (23%)
  • 21 to 25176 (17%)
  • 26 to 35183 (17%)
  • 36 to 45120 (11%)
  • 46 to 5585 (8%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.2%)
  • Over 7520 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider602 (57%)
  • Passenger331 (31%)
  • Pedestrian130 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,022 (75%)
  • Motorcycle84 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 124th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1990: 143, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548143223214
2ndA5415590312
3rdA55458338
4thA5104405415
5thA494396214
6thA5119345721
7thA550314413
8thA549222902
9thA5026202315
10thB5129181901
11thB5441141801
12thB5125122101
13thB512181001
14thA515171702
15thB51236800
16thB51266802
17thB537361601
18thB54446600
19thB51275510
20thA51184700

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1990

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1990: 45.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1990

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1990: 216.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years