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Flintshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2019, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2018 (187), and casualties fell from 263.

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

Collisions in 2019
176
Down 6% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
236
Down 10% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2019

2.8% of collisions in Flintshire in 2019 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious4324%
  • Slight12873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5322%
  • Slight17875%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2019 is highlighted, with 176, down 6% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 176
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (22%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday19 (11%)
  • Thursday17 (9.7%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.7%)
  • February16 (9.1%)
  • March13 (7.4%)
  • April12 (6.8%)
  • May16 (9.1%)
  • June12 (6.8%)
  • July16 (9.1%)
  • August22 (13%)
  • September20 (11%)
  • October11 (6.3%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December8 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight138 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (69%)
  • Wet or damp53 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (61%)
  • 40 mph20 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph27 (15%)
  • 70 mph11 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (12%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant126 (53%)
  • Pedestrian39 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (12%)
  • Cyclist27 (11%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2023 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2528 (12%)
  • 26 to 3539 (17%)
  • 36 to 4532 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (16%)
  • 56 to 6523 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.4%)
  • Over 7511 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (61%)
  • Passenger52 (22%)
  • Pedestrian39 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (72%)
  • Motorcycle30 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 2019.

Collisions
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2019

Connah's Quay Central, Flintshire, CH5 4SN area and Holywell Central, Flintshire, CH8 7TR area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2019, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2019: 18, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548182726
2ndA5104162404
3rdB5129111101
4thA54191212
5thA5591312
6thA50268900
7thA511971002
8thA49461004
9thA5506803
10thB51256701
11thA5493400
12thB51263410
13thB51273402
14thA51182301
15thA51511101
16thA5251101
17thB51211100
18thB53731100
19thB54441100

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2019

Connah's Quay had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2019: 15.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2019

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2019: 53.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2019, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years