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Flintshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2007, and 663 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2006 (511), and casualties fell from 696.

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

Collisions in 2007
446
Down 13% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
663
Down 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2007

1.3% of collisions in Flintshire in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight38887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious548.1%
  • Slight60391%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2007 is highlighted, with 446, down 13% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (11%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.9%)
  • February34 (7.6%)
  • March39 (8.7%)
  • April36 (8.1%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June40 (9%)
  • July37 (8.3%)
  • August40 (9%)
  • September36 (8.1%)
  • October35 (7.8%)
  • November35 (7.8%)
  • December25 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4%)
  • Not recorded18 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (63%)
  • Wet or damp156 (35%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph213 (48%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph137 (31%)
  • 70 mph56 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (13%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant516 (78%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2099 (15%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 45116 (17%)
  • 46 to 5575 (11%)
  • 56 to 6558 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.5%)
  • Over 7518 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (63%)
  • Passenger186 (28%)
  • Pedestrian57 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car700 (85%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Flintshire ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 151st most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2007

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2007, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A55 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2007: 38, including 3 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55386232
2ndB5129365201
3rdA548325017
4thA5104314302
5thA550314801
6thA5119243901
7thA541193113
8thA494183102
9thB5125142203
10thA5026131601
11thA549111501
12thB512671510
13thB512771001
14thB512161700
15thA51515702
16thB54445501
17thB54414500
18thB51023402
19thB51222200
20thB51232300

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2007

Hawarden had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2007: 25.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2007

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2007: 135.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2007, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years