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Flintshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2003, and 853 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2002 (588), and casualties rose from 840.

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

Collisions in 2003
580
Down 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
853
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2003

1.7% of collisions in Flintshire in 2003 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious498.4%
  • Slight52190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious637.4%
  • Slight78091%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2003 is highlighted, with 580, down 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (17%)
  • Thursday89 (15%)
  • Friday102 (18%)
  • Saturday72 (12%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.6%)
  • February49 (8.4%)
  • March41 (7.1%)
  • April47 (8.1%)
  • May35 (6%)
  • June42 (7.2%)
  • July57 (9.8%)
  • August43 (7.4%)
  • September77 (13%)
  • October47 (8.1%)
  • November45 (7.8%)
  • December47 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight426 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (64%)
  • Wet or damp192 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.9%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph268 (46%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph197 (34%)
  • 70 mph65 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway442 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (17%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant652 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian57 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist34 (4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20119 (14%)
  • 21 to 2593 (11%)
  • 26 to 35215 (25%)
  • 36 to 45123 (14%)
  • 46 to 5586 (10%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.6%)
  • Over 7521 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider546 (64%)
  • Passenger250 (29%)
  • Pedestrian57 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car914 (81%)
  • Motorcycle61 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Flintshire ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 125th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2003

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2003, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2003: 51, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548518423
2ndA55487503
3rdA550457647
4thA5104436516
5thA541406413
6thB5129324200
7thA494243203
8thA5119213700
9thB5125193205
10thA5026141500
11thA549142311
12thB5126121801
13thB5102101200
14thA51517700
15thB512171000
16thB54417900
17thB51226702
18thB51236900
19thB54446601
20thB51274401

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2003

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2003: 30.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2003

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2003: 187.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2003, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Flintshire road accidents in other years