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Flintshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 187 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2018, and 263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2017 (198), and casualties fell from 266.

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

Collisions in 2018
187
Down 6% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
263
Down 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2018

3.2% of collisions in Flintshire in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.2%
  • Serious4021%
  • Slight14175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious4417%
  • Slight21381%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2018 is highlighted, with 187, down 6% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 187
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (17%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.4%)
  • February11 (5.9%)
  • March15 (8%)
  • April20 (11%)
  • May19 (10%)
  • June14 (7.5%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August14 (7.5%)
  • September8 (4.3%)
  • October17 (9.1%)
  • November23 (12%)
  • December13 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (71%)
  • Wet or damp54 (29%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (58%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (7%)
  • 60 mph39 (21%)
  • 70 mph18 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (15%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (13%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)
  • Cyclist28 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2524 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3550 (19%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (8%)
  • Over 7519 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (65%)
  • Passenger62 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (70%)
  • Motorcycle34 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2018.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2018

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2018, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2018: 23, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548233834
2ndA55162604
3rdA550131502
4thA5119111502
5thA541101303
6thB512991003
7thA49482102
8thB51258900
9thA502661001
10thA515151103
11thB51265501
12thA51044500
13thB51213500
14thA5492210
15thB54412201
16thA50141100
17thA51181100
18thB51021200
19thB51041100
20thB51221100

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2018

Hawarden had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2018: 15.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2018

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2018: 65.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years