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Flintshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2015, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2014 (281), and casualties fell from 392.

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

Collisions in 2015
249
Down 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
362
Down 8% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2015

0.4% of collisions in Flintshire in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4518%
  • Slight20382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5014%
  • Slight31186%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2015 is highlighted, with 249, down 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 249
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (19%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (12%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (11%)
  • February14 (5.6%)
  • March18 (7.2%)
  • April16 (6.4%)
  • May26 (10%)
  • June21 (8.4%)
  • July20 (8%)
  • August22 (8.8%)
  • September22 (8.8%)
  • October20 (8%)
  • November23 (9.2%)
  • December20 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (65%)
  • Wet or damp83 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph134 (54%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph26 (10%)
  • 60 mph51 (20%)
  • 70 mph20 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (12%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (68%)
  • Cyclist33 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2047 (13%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3593 (26%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (65%)
  • Passenger92 (25%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car361 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (7%)
  • Motorcycle29 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2015.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2015

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2015, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2015: 24, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548243903
2ndA494172301
3rdA5104162605
4thB5129142004
5thA55132701
6thA5026121503
7thA550121802
8thA541111702
9thA511971001
10thB54417700
11thB51256602
12thB51264600
13thA5493301
14thB51023501
15thB51273300
16thA51182501
17thA51512800
18thB51212300
19thB54442200
20thA51171100

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2015

Hawarden had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2015: 15.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2015

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2015: 72.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years