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Flintshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 626 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1997, and 956 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1996 (671), and casualties fell from 977.

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

Collisions in 1997
626
Down 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
956
Down 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
15
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1997

2.4% of collisions in Flintshire in 1997 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious629.9%
  • Slight54988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.8%
  • Serious778.1%
  • Slight86290%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1997 is highlighted, with 626, down 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (12%)
  • Wednesday89 (14%)
  • Thursday114 (18%)
  • Friday105 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.7%)
  • February52 (8.3%)
  • March47 (7.5%)
  • April52 (8.3%)
  • May48 (7.7%)
  • June54 (8.6%)
  • July65 (10%)
  • August52 (8.3%)
  • September52 (8.3%)
  • October46 (7.3%)
  • November54 (8.6%)
  • December43 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (58%)
  • Wet or damp251 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph318 (51%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph192 (31%)
  • 70 mph71 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway491 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (15%)
  • Roundabout33 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant694 (73%)
  • Pedestrian82 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist60 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1050 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1565 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20142 (15%)
  • 21 to 25144 (15%)
  • 26 to 35198 (21%)
  • 36 to 45136 (14%)
  • 46 to 5590 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.1%)
  • Over 7519 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider562 (59%)
  • Passenger312 (33%)
  • Pedestrian82 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car925 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle53 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 133rd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1997: 108, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548108174215
2ndA541508837
3rdA55387125
4thA5119376132
5thA494324613
6thA5104324402
7thA550325004
8thA5026202911
9thB5127172002
10thB5129162411
11thA549122301
12thB512591800
13thB512691801
14thB54446603
15thA51185910
16thB51215802
17thA51514701
18thB51234601
19thB53734600
20thB54414401

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1997

Buckley had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1997: 34.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1997

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1997: 183.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years