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Flintshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 614 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2001, and 898 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2000 (661), and casualties fell from 980.

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

Collisions in 2001
614
Down 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
898
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2001

1.5% of collisions in Flintshire in 2001 were fatal and 7.8% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious487.8%
  • Slight55791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious586.5%
  • Slight83193%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2001 is highlighted, with 614, down 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (15%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday92 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (12%)
  • Sunday81 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (9.4%)
  • February34 (5.5%)
  • March45 (7.3%)
  • April43 (7%)
  • May45 (7.3%)
  • June54 (8.8%)
  • July50 (8.1%)
  • August64 (10%)
  • September32 (5.2%)
  • October66 (11%)
  • November68 (11%)
  • December55 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds471 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (59%)
  • Wet or damp227 (37%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph286 (47%)
  • 40 mph45 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph200 (33%)
  • 70 mph74 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (18%)
  • Roundabout35 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant697 (78%)
  • Pedestrian61 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist30 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20134 (15%)
  • 21 to 25104 (12%)
  • 26 to 35183 (20%)
  • 36 to 45149 (17%)
  • 46 to 55100 (11%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider555 (62%)
  • Passenger282 (31%)
  • Pedestrian61 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car954 (83%)
  • Motorcycle51 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Flintshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Flintshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 125th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2001

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2001, with 31 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2001: 69, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5486911428
2ndA55509119
3rdB5129475901
4thA541446732
5thA550446302
6thA5104344803
7thA494273902
8thA5119213012
9thA5026142600
10thB5125131303
11thB5126131810
12thB5441101400
13thA515181502
14thA5496700
15thB512161001
16thB54446600
17thA51185701
18thB51235800
19thB512751100
20thB53735700

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2001

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2001: 34.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2001

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2001: 174.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years