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Flintshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2020, and 174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2019 (176), and casualties fell from 236.

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

Collisions in 2020
144
Down 18% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
174
Down 26% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2020

2.1% of collisions in Flintshire in 2020 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious3424%
  • Slight10774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3721%
  • Slight13477%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2020 is highlighted, with 144, down 18% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 144
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (19%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday17 (12%)
  • Thursday18 (13%)
  • Friday30 (21%)
  • Saturday20 (14%)
  • Sunday11 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.6%)
  • February15 (10%)
  • March11 (7.6%)
  • April5 (3.5%)
  • May11 (7.6%)
  • June11 (7.6%)
  • July8 (5.6%)
  • August14 (9.7%)
  • September21 (15%)
  • October10 (6.9%)
  • November17 (12%)
  • December10 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight104 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (65%)
  • Wet or damp49 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (62%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph26 (18%)
  • 70 mph17 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway110 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (15%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (58%)
  • Cyclist24 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (13%)
  • Pedestrian22 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2015 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2529 (17%)
  • 26 to 3535 (20%)
  • 36 to 4518 (10%)
  • 46 to 5525 (14%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (8.6%)
  • Over 757 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (71%)
  • Passenger29 (17%)
  • Pedestrian22 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2020.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2020

Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2020, with 12 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A55 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2020: 14, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55141915
2ndA541121711
3rdB5129111202
4thA548101213
5thA511991001
6thA51048902
7thA4947802
8thA50267800
9thA5505702
10thB51214401
11thB54414502
12thA51513400
13thB51252200
14thB51262201
15thA5581100
16thB51121101
17thB51221100
18thB51271200
19thB54301401
20thB54441100

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2020

Hawarden had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2020: 12.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2020

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2020: 47.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2020, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 19 December 2020.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years