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Flintshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 705 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 1999, and 1,025 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1998 (690), and casualties rose from 995.

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

Collisions in 1999
705
Up 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,025
Up 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 1999

1.1% of collisions in Flintshire in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious8011%
  • Slight61788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious929%
  • Slight92490%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 1999 is highlighted, with 705, up 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (16%)
  • Tuesday101 (14%)
  • Wednesday97 (14%)
  • Thursday96 (14%)
  • Friday124 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (12%)
  • Sunday89 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (9.2%)
  • February47 (6.7%)
  • March47 (6.7%)
  • April66 (9.4%)
  • May52 (7.4%)
  • June54 (7.7%)
  • July59 (8.4%)
  • August57 (8.1%)
  • September59 (8.4%)
  • October77 (11%)
  • November53 (7.5%)
  • December69 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight529 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds512 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry404 (57%)
  • Wet or damp277 (39%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph354 (50%)
  • 40 mph48 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph219 (31%)
  • 70 mph79 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway530 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (16%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant768 (75%)
  • Pedestrian96 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist43 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1578 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20160 (16%)
  • 21 to 25112 (11%)
  • 26 to 35210 (20%)
  • 36 to 45162 (16%)
  • 46 to 55101 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4%)
  • Over 7534 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider604 (59%)
  • Passenger325 (32%)
  • Pedestrian96 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,064 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle48 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 106th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 1999: 92, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA54892126111
2ndA541528219
3rdA5104477006
4thB5129456119
5thA550446702
6thA55416728
7thA5119385203
8thA494244102
9thA5026243302
10thA549192702
11thB5125182510
12thB5121121701
13thB5126111700
14thB5441111600
15thB51025700
16thB51235701
17thA51514600
18thB51224600
19thB51274600
20thB54444500

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 1999

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 1999: 46.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 1999

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 1999: 193.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years