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Flintshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 511 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2006, and 696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2005 (427), and casualties rose from 632.

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

Collisions in 2006
511
Up 20% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
696
Up 10% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Flintshire in 2006 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious346.7%
  • Slight47192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious415.9%
  • Slight64993%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2006 is highlighted, with 511, up 20% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (17%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday77 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.7%)
  • February53 (10%)
  • March52 (10%)
  • April42 (8.2%)
  • May45 (8.8%)
  • June32 (6.3%)
  • July42 (8.2%)
  • August39 (7.6%)
  • September34 (6.7%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November44 (8.6%)
  • December39 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (62%)
  • Wet or damp182 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph252 (49%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph153 (30%)
  • 70 mph56 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (14%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (74%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5%)
  • 16 to 20116 (17%)
  • 21 to 2585 (12%)
  • 26 to 35131 (19%)
  • 36 to 45110 (16%)
  • 46 to 5583 (12%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.7%)
  • Over 7522 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (65%)
  • Passenger183 (26%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car773 (80%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 132nd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2006

Flint: Castle, Flintshire, CH6 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2006, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2006: 66, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548669219
2ndA5104405400
3rdB5129395201
4thA55324503
5thA550314813
6thA5026222901
7thA541203503
8thA549151900
9thA494142302
10thB5125142100
11thA5119101301
12thB512181010
13thB512681100
14thB54417710
15thB51026812
16thB512361000
17thB51276801
18thB54445500
19thA51182500
20thA51512401

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2006

Flint had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2006: 35.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2006

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2006: 154.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2006, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Flintshire road accidents in other years