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Flintshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 202 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2016, and 313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2015 (249), and casualties fell from 362.

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

Collisions in 2016
202
Down 19% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
313
Down 14% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2016

2.5% of collisions in Flintshire in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious4221%
  • Slight15577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5016%
  • Slight25882%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2016 is highlighted, with 202, down 19% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 202
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (20%)
  • Thursday28 (14%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (13%)
  • February13 (6.4%)
  • March14 (6.9%)
  • April9 (4.5%)
  • May15 (7.4%)
  • June15 (7.4%)
  • July18 (8.9%)
  • August21 (10%)
  • September18 (8.9%)
  • October17 (8.4%)
  • November19 (9.4%)
  • December16 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other12 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (58%)
  • Wet or damp77 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (51%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph43 (21%)
  • 70 mph21 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist23 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2038 (12%)
  • 21 to 2533 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (21%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5540 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.8%)
  • Over 7515 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (63%)
  • Passenger90 (29%)
  • Pedestrian27 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car305 (77%)
  • Motorcycle32 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 2016.

Collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2016

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2016, with 11 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A541 and A55 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2016, with 18 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA541182533
2ndA55183801
3rdA548173206
4thA5026143301
5thA5104141601
6thB5129111504
7thA49491303
8thA511961201
9thA5494501
10thB51254500
11thB512641202
12thB51274600
13thA51513400
14thA5503600
15thB51212201
16thB51222510
17thB51232400
18thB53732301
19thB54412301
20thA51171101

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2016

Hawarden had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2016: 14.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2016

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2016: 54.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years