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Flintshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 567 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2004, and 841 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (580), and casualties fell from 853.

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

Collisions in 2004
567
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
841
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2004

2.1% of collisions in Flintshire in 2004 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious468.1%
  • Slight50990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious495.8%
  • Slight77993%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2004 is highlighted, with 567, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday115 (20%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.6%)
  • February40 (7.1%)
  • March57 (10%)
  • April48 (8.5%)
  • May48 (8.5%)
  • June48 (8.5%)
  • July53 (9.3%)
  • August43 (7.6%)
  • September43 (7.6%)
  • October52 (9.2%)
  • November40 (7.1%)
  • December46 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (58%)
  • Wet or damp218 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph281 (50%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph174 (31%)
  • 70 mph57 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (17%)
  • Roundabout47 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant617 (73%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1586 (10%)
  • 16 to 20134 (16%)
  • 21 to 2593 (11%)
  • 26 to 35150 (18%)
  • 36 to 45136 (16%)
  • 46 to 5587 (10%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.6%)
  • Over 7527 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (61%)
  • Passenger262 (31%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car896 (85%)
  • Motorcycle53 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 127th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2004

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2004, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2004: 65, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548659114
2ndA55488013
3rdB5129405101
4thA5104345105
5thA541345003
6thA494273804
7thA550274321
8thA5026253312
9thA5119232706
10thB5125223212
11thA549121400
12thB512181203
13thB512681821
14thA515171202
15thB54447701
16thA511861411
17thB512351100
18thB51275500
19thB51224601
20thB54413600

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2004

Hawarden had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2004: 34.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2004

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2004: 167.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years