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Flintshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2005, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2004 (567), and casualties fell from 841.

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

Collisions in 2005
427
Down 25% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
632
Down 25% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2005

1.9% of collisions in Flintshire in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight37488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious548.5%
  • Slight56890%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2005 is highlighted, with 427, down 25% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (12%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.4%)
  • February34 (8%)
  • March38 (8.9%)
  • April34 (8%)
  • May28 (6.6%)
  • June31 (7.3%)
  • July40 (9.4%)
  • August35 (8.2%)
  • September33 (7.7%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November37 (8.7%)
  • December36 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (66%)
  • Wet or damp134 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (46%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph139 (33%)
  • 70 mph47 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (15%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (76%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (5.9%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20132 (21%)
  • 21 to 2575 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (17%)
  • 36 to 45101 (16%)
  • 46 to 5566 (10%)
  • 56 to 6555 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.1%)
  • Over 7521 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (58%)
  • Passenger206 (33%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car637 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2005.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2005

Flint: Castle, Flintshire, CH6 5DL area and Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2005, with 17 collisions each.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2005: 53, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548538329
2ndA55375902
3rdA5104324804
4thA550253113
5thA494192510
6thA541182812
7thB5129182302
8thA5026172401
9thA5119132411
10thB5125111600
11thB5126101602
12thA54981301
13thB54446810
14thB51215600
15thB54415700
16thB51274701
17thB51223401
18thB51233500
19thA51182300
20thA515121501

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2005

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2005: 30.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2005

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2005: 128.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2005.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years