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Flintshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2011, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2010 (375), and casualties fell from 572.

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

Collisions in 2011
355
Down 5% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
529
Down 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2011

2.3% of collisions in Flintshire in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious6418%
  • Slight28380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious7715%
  • Slight44484%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2011 is highlighted, with 355, down 5% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (3.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (11%)
  • February24 (6.8%)
  • March23 (6.5%)
  • April31 (8.7%)
  • May17 (4.8%)
  • June34 (9.6%)
  • July28 (7.9%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September22 (6.2%)
  • October30 (8.5%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December33 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (71%)
  • Wet or damp97 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph181 (51%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph92 (26%)
  • 70 mph44 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (17%)
  • Roundabout25 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (71%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist32 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2058 (11%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 35111 (21%)
  • 36 to 4579 (15%)
  • 46 to 5565 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 7521 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (63%)
  • Passenger156 (29%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (79%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 164th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2011

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2011, with 20 collisions.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2011: 39, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5483963112
2ndB5129355806
3rdA55324512
4thA5104263816
5thA550224115
6thA541212812
7thA494172201
8thA5026111801
9thA5119101501
10thB51257902
11thB544171003
12thA515161503
13thA5495500
14thB51214500
15thB51234600
16thA51183512
17thB51263700
18thB51273300
19thB51222200
20thB52151100

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2011

Hawarden had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2011: 25.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2011

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2011: 106.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years