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Flintshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2013, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2012 (339), and casualties rose from 477.

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

Collisions in 2013
360
Up 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
523
Up 10% on 2012
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2013

1.7% of collisions in Flintshire in 2013 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight29482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6512%
  • Slight45286%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2013 is highlighted, with 360, up 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday74 (21%)
  • Saturday41 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.4%)
  • February16 (4.4%)
  • March36 (10%)
  • April24 (6.7%)
  • May30 (8.3%)
  • June30 (8.3%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August34 (9.4%)
  • September28 (7.8%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November47 (13%)
  • December28 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (68%)
  • Wet or damp104 (29%)
  • Snow7 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (49%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph102 (28%)
  • 70 mph37 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (15%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (66%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2064 (12%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (18%)
  • 36 to 4595 (18%)
  • 46 to 5569 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (6.5%)
  • Over 7520 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (63%)
  • Passenger124 (24%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (79%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had the 141st most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2013

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2013, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2013: 35, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548356108
2ndA55335017
3rdA5104263815
4thA541243122
5thB5129223404
6thA494192401
7thA550172304
8thA5119162502
9thB5125152002
10thA5026141811
11thA54981002
12thB544171411
13thB544451902
14thA51514500
15thB51214402
16thB51023300
17thB51263302
18thB51012200
19thB51272200
20thB51231100

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2013

Hawarden had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2013: 28.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2013

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2013: 120.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2013, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years