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Flintshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 661 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2000, and 980 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1999 (705), and casualties fell from 1,025.

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

Collisions in 2000
661
Down 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
980
Down 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
7.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2000

0.6% of collisions in Flintshire in 2000 were fatal and 7.4% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious497.4%
  • Slight60892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious596%
  • Slight91794%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2000 is highlighted, with 661, down 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday98 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday106 (16%)
  • Friday105 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.9%)
  • February60 (9.1%)
  • March41 (6.2%)
  • April60 (9.1%)
  • May59 (8.9%)
  • June41 (6.2%)
  • July58 (8.8%)
  • August59 (8.9%)
  • September46 (7%)
  • October69 (10%)
  • November58 (8.8%)
  • December58 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight509 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (22%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (52%)
  • Wet or damp310 (47%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph333 (50%)
  • 40 mph39 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph205 (31%)
  • 70 mph79 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (19%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant741 (76%)
  • Pedestrian81 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (6%)
  • Cyclist46 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20140 (14%)
  • 21 to 25110 (11%)
  • 26 to 35240 (24%)
  • 36 to 45156 (16%)
  • 46 to 5593 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider595 (61%)
  • Passenger304 (31%)
  • Pedestrian81 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,058 (82%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle59 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 119th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2000: 89, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5488914818
2ndB5129558111
3rdA55489005
4thA541447307
5thA494395701
6thA5104365102
7thA5119344600
8thA550274302
9thA549243001
10thB5125223604
11thA5026162500
12thA515181602
13thB544181100
14thB512771200
15thB512361300
16thB512661100
17thB54444400
18thB51213500
19thB51223701
20thB53733700

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2000

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2000: 44.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2000

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2000: 187.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years