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Flintshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 730 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1991, and 1,107 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1990 (728), and casualties rose from 1,063.

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

Collisions in 1991
730
Level with 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,107
Up 4% on 1990
Fatal collisions
17
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1991

2.3% of collisions in Flintshire in 1991 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.3%
  • Serious9813%
  • Slight61584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.9%
  • Serious12711%
  • Slight95987%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1991 is highlighted, with 730, level with 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (13%)
  • Tuesday108 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday126 (17%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday99 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (11%)
  • February51 (7%)
  • March57 (7.8%)
  • April47 (6.4%)
  • May62 (8.5%)
  • June79 (11%)
  • July72 (9.9%)
  • August64 (8.8%)
  • September63 (8.6%)
  • October57 (7.8%)
  • November47 (6.4%)
  • December54 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight532 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds544 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (57%)
  • Wet or damp291 (40%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph377 (52%)
  • 40 mph43 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph211 (29%)
  • 70 mph84 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway575 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (17%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant772 (70%)
  • Pedestrian105 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (9%)
  • Cyclist57 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1057 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1554 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20242 (22%)
  • 21 to 25172 (16%)
  • 26 to 35208 (19%)
  • 36 to 45125 (11%)
  • 46 to 5599 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6541 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4%)
  • Over 7525 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider619 (56%)
  • Passenger383 (35%)
  • Pedestrian105 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,078 (76%)
  • Motorcycle99 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 107th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1991: 148, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548148239419
2ndA494679815
3rdA541517548
4thA55427314
5thA550376315
6thA5104304103
7thA5026283919
8thA5119284414
9thA549232804
10thA5151131701
11thB5125111701
12thB5121101803
13thB5129101502
14thA511891401
15thB512781100
16thB512361311
17thB54416701
18thB54446700
19thB51265600
20thB53733401

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1991

Flint had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1991: 52.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1991

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1991: 218.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1991, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years