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Flintshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2009, and 541 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2008 (461), and casualties fell from 651.

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

Collisions in 2009
355
Down 23% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
541
Down 17% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2009

1.4% of collisions in Flintshire in 2009 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6819%
  • Slight28279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7414%
  • Slight46185%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2009 is highlighted, with 355, down 23% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (18%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday63 (18%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.7%)
  • February24 (6.8%)
  • March27 (7.6%)
  • April23 (6.5%)
  • May31 (8.7%)
  • June21 (5.9%)
  • July41 (12%)
  • August29 (8.2%)
  • September28 (7.9%)
  • October23 (6.5%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December37 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (59%)
  • Wet or damp131 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (48%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph119 (34%)
  • 70 mph25 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (14%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (80%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5%)
  • 16 to 2098 (18%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (15%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.4%)
  • Over 7524 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (63%)
  • Passenger166 (31%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (84%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2009.

Collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2009

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2009, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2009: 41, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548417008
2ndB5129313905
3rdA5104244318
4thA550234302
5thA541223017
6thA55213105
7thA5119202812
8thA494172301
9thA5026142903
10thB5125111611
11thB51215900
12thB51265801
13thB54445900
14thA5494701
15thB51234600
16thB51274401
17thB51023801
18thB54413500
19thA51181200
20thA51511101

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2009

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2009: 21.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2009

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2009: 119.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years