Skip to main content
CrashStats

Flintshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 671 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1996, and 977 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1995 (715), and casualties fell from 1,039.

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

Collisions in 1996
671
Down 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
977
Down 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Flintshire in 1996 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious7711%
  • Slight58587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious10010%
  • Slight86789%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1996 is highlighted, with 671, down 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday101 (15%)
  • Thursday111 (17%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (11%)
  • Sunday78 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7%)
  • February48 (7.2%)
  • March55 (8.2%)
  • April58 (8.6%)
  • May54 (8%)
  • June65 (9.7%)
  • July53 (7.9%)
  • August55 (8.2%)
  • September49 (7.3%)
  • October63 (9.4%)
  • November65 (9.7%)
  • December59 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight515 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other41 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry422 (63%)
  • Wet or damp227 (34%)
  • Snow12 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph367 (55%)
  • 40 mph37 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph203 (30%)
  • 70 mph56 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway539 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (14%)
  • Roundabout24 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant712 (73%)
  • Pedestrian90 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (7%)
  • Cyclist51 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1557 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20164 (17%)
  • 21 to 25137 (14%)
  • 26 to 35215 (22%)
  • 36 to 45133 (14%)
  • 46 to 5590 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.4%)
  • Over 7519 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider585 (60%)
  • Passenger302 (31%)
  • Pedestrian90 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,023 (79%)
  • Motorcycle67 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 120th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1996: 107, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548107161114
2ndA5414986211
3rdA5119405712
4thA55387516
5thA550374800
6thA494315014
7thA5104273603
8thA549192901
9thB5129192904
10thA5026182811
11thB5127131711
12thB5125121601
13thA5151112314
14thB5126111600
15thB512191401
16thA51187901
17thB54445501
18thB51012200
19thB51022300
20thB51222400

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1996

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1996: 46.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1996

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1996: 209.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years