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Flintshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2017, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (202), and casualties fell from 313.

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

Collisions in 2017
198
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
266
Down 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2017

3% of collisions in Flintshire in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious3417%
  • Slight15880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.6%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight22283%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 198, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 198
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (19%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday41 (21%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday15 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.1%)
  • February13 (6.6%)
  • March16 (8.1%)
  • April13 (6.6%)
  • May13 (6.6%)
  • June22 (11%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September14 (7.1%)
  • October17 (8.6%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December13 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds171 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (7.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (72%)
  • Wet or damp48 (24%)
  • Snow5 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph102 (52%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph44 (22%)
  • 70 mph19 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (15%)
  • Roundabout6 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (11%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2025 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2539 (15%)
  • 26 to 3549 (18%)
  • 36 to 4537 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.4%)
  • Over 7515 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (69%)
  • Passenger56 (21%)
  • Pedestrian27 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (77%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown14 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2017.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2017

Flint: Castle, Flintshire, CH6 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2017, with 8 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2017: 18, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548181906
2ndA55162412
3rdA5104142110
4thA494122111
5thA541121710
6thA502691301
7thB512991203
8thA51196702
9thB512561204
10thA5504400
11thB51213410
12thA5492202
13thA51511200
14thB51221301
15thB51231101
16thB51261100
17thB51271100
18thB54441100

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2017

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2017: 11.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2017

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2017: 62.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years