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Flintshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2008, and 651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2007 (446), and casualties fell from 663.

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

Collisions in 2008
461
Up 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
651
Down 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2008

2.2% of collisions in Flintshire in 2008 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious8218%
  • Slight36980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious9515%
  • Slight54584%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2008 is highlighted, with 461, up 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday81 (18%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.2%)
  • February45 (9.8%)
  • March26 (5.6%)
  • April56 (12%)
  • May38 (8.2%)
  • June33 (7.2%)
  • July48 (10%)
  • August34 (7.4%)
  • September36 (7.8%)
  • October42 (9.1%)
  • November37 (8%)
  • December33 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (67%)
  • Wet or damp148 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (53%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph128 (28%)
  • 70 mph38 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (13%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (71%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20102 (16%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35112 (17%)
  • 36 to 45109 (17%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.9%)
  • Over 7524 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (65%)
  • Passenger166 (25%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car663 (78%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 128th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2008

Shotton West, Flintshire, CH5 1HH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2008, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2008

The B5129 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2008: 41, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5129415504
2ndA548405515
3rdA541355639
4thA55325609
5thA5104293906
6thA550243111
7thB5125223314
8thA5026162805
9thA5119162304
10thA494153013
11thB5126101603
12thA54991002
13thB512181211
14thB54415611
15thB54445700
16thB51274401
17thA51183401
18thB51223400
19thB51012302
20thB51022200

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2008

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2008: 37.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2008

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2008: 157.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years