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Flintshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2014, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2013 (360), and casualties fell from 523.

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

Collisions in 2014
281
Down 22% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
392
Down 25% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2014

1.4% of collisions in Flintshire in 2014 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6724%
  • Slight21075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious7218%
  • Slight31580%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2014 is highlighted, with 281, down 22% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 281
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (12%)
  • Friday55 (20%)
  • Saturday40 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.9%)
  • February23 (8.2%)
  • March17 (6%)
  • April27 (9.6%)
  • May24 (8.5%)
  • June24 (8.5%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August15 (5.3%)
  • September20 (7.1%)
  • October25 (8.9%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December20 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (67%)
  • Wet or damp87 (31%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph156 (56%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph72 (26%)
  • 70 mph23 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout24 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (14%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (21%)
  • 36 to 4551 (13%)
  • 46 to 5560 (15%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.8%)
  • Over 7517 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (67%)
  • Passenger87 (22%)
  • Pedestrian43 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (76%)
  • Motorcycle51 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2014.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2014

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2014, with 26 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2014

The B5129 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2014: 20, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5129202203
2ndA55192413
3rdA548182407
4thA494172103
5thA5104162912
6thB5125151803
7thA541141612
8thA550131902
9thA5026101605
10thA511991803
11thA5497901
12thB51216801
13thB54416602
14thB54446602
15thB51265801
16thB51275902
17thA51513400
18thA51182402
19thB51232400
20thB51011100

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2014

Hawarden had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2014: 27.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2014

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2014: 97.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2014, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years