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Flintshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 690 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1998, and 995 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1997 (626), and casualties rose from 956.

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

Collisions in 1998
690
Up 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
995
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1998

1.7% of collisions in Flintshire in 1998 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious568.1%
  • Slight62290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious676.7%
  • Slight91392%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1998 is highlighted, with 690, up 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (13%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday108 (16%)
  • Thursday107 (16%)
  • Friday103 (15%)
  • Saturday97 (14%)
  • Sunday90 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.1%)
  • February38 (5.5%)
  • March49 (7.1%)
  • April46 (6.7%)
  • May61 (8.8%)
  • June73 (11%)
  • July63 (9.1%)
  • August83 (12%)
  • September39 (5.7%)
  • October66 (9.6%)
  • November65 (9.4%)
  • December65 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight510 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry377 (55%)
  • Wet or damp303 (44%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph350 (51%)
  • 40 mph32 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph204 (30%)
  • 70 mph93 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (17%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant738 (74%)
  • Pedestrian100 (10%)
  • Cyclist48 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20164 (16%)
  • 21 to 25132 (13%)
  • 26 to 35218 (22%)
  • 36 to 45137 (14%)
  • 46 to 5598 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.2%)
  • Over 7532 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider590 (59%)
  • Passenger305 (31%)
  • Pedestrian100 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,079 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle47 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.3%)
  • Minibus15 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 116th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1998: 88, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5488815017
2ndA55537812
3rdA550466814
4thA494374912
5thA541356325
6thB5129345033
7thA5119323803
8thA5104304716
9thA5026243202
10thB5125213101
11thA549141701
12thB5126111501
13thB544191300
14thB512181100
15thB51227901
16thA515151102
17thB54445900
18thB51274500
19thB53734801
20thA51183400

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1998

Flint had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1998: 43.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1998

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1998: 195.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1998, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years