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Flintshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2012, and 477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2011 (355), and casualties fell from 529.

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

Collisions in 2012
339
Down 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
477
Down 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2012

1.5% of collisions in Flintshire in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight28785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5512%
  • Slight41787%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2012 is highlighted, with 339, down 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 339
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.4%)
  • February27 (8%)
  • March22 (6.5%)
  • April29 (8.6%)
  • May33 (9.7%)
  • June21 (6.2%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August30 (8.8%)
  • September29 (8.6%)
  • October29 (8.6%)
  • November23 (6.8%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (63%)
  • Wet or damp118 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (53%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph17 (5%)
  • 60 mph90 (27%)
  • 70 mph38 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (16%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (68%)
  • Pedestrian50 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2061 (13%)
  • 21 to 2552 (11%)
  • 26 to 3592 (19%)
  • 36 to 4577 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 7518 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider307 (64%)
  • Passenger120 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car498 (80%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 157th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
156th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2012

Mold East, Flintshire, CH7 1AD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2012, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2012: 39, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548396024
2ndA55294204
3rdB5129263403
4thA541233513
5thA550223101
6thA494131400
7thA5104121901
8thB5125122005
9thA5119111401
10thA5026101803
11thA5499900
12thB54445501
13thA51514501
14thB51214400
15thB51233301
16thB51273400
17thB54413500
18thA51182302
19thB51222401
20thB51262500

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2012

Connah's Quay, Hawarden and Mold had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2012, with 21 each.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2012

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2012: 109.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2012, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years