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Flintshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2010, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2009 (355), and casualties rose from 541.

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

Collisions in 2010
375
Up 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
572
Up 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2010

2.1% of collisions in Flintshire in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious5214%
  • Slight31584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious6411%
  • Slight50087%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2010 is highlighted, with 375, up 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8%)
  • February29 (7.7%)
  • March29 (7.7%)
  • April34 (9.1%)
  • May35 (9.3%)
  • June32 (8.5%)
  • July31 (8.3%)
  • August28 (7.5%)
  • September35 (9.3%)
  • October25 (6.7%)
  • November35 (9.3%)
  • December32 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other23 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (63%)
  • Wet or damp98 (26%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.6%)
  • Snow19 (5.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (48%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph118 (31%)
  • 70 mph38 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (14%)
  • Roundabout41 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2096 (17%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 3593 (16%)
  • 36 to 45104 (18%)
  • 46 to 5590 (16%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (64%)
  • Passenger164 (29%)
  • Pedestrian43 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (80%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 148th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2010

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2010, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2010: 37, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548376033
2ndA55345913
3rdB5129294306
4thA541254502
5thA550212811
6thA5104183204
7thA5026172904
8thA494152214
9thA5119142600
10thB5125111400
11thA5151101801
12thA54971001
13thB54415701
14thB51264411
15thB51023510
16thB51273401
17thB54443401
18thA51182300
19thB54322201
20thB51211100

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2010

Hawarden had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2010: 23.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2010

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2010: 123.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years