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Flintshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2021, and 217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2020 (144), and casualties rose from 174.

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

Collisions in 2021
160
Up 11% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
217
Up 25% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2021

1.9% of collisions in Flintshire in 2021 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious4830%
  • Slight10968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious5726%
  • Slight15772%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2021 is highlighted, with 160, up 11% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 160
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday33 (21%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.6%)
  • February11 (6.9%)
  • March9 (5.6%)
  • April9 (5.6%)
  • May10 (6.3%)
  • June14 (8.8%)
  • July12 (7.5%)
  • August17 (11%)
  • September20 (13%)
  • October22 (14%)
  • November15 (9.4%)
  • December12 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (65%)
  • Wet or damp51 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph106 (66%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph20 (13%)
  • 70 mph13 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (11%)
  • Roundabout15 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (52%)
  • Pedestrian35 (16%)
  • Cyclist26 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (12%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2024 (11%)
  • 21 to 2526 (12%)
  • 26 to 3542 (19%)
  • 36 to 4520 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5530 (14%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.7%)
  • Over 7511 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (66%)
  • Passenger39 (18%)
  • Pedestrian35 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (10%)
  • Motorcycle25 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2021.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2021

Flint: Castle, Flintshire, CH6 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2021, with 9 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2021: 18, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548182607
2ndA55111503
3rdA49491503
4thA510491405
5thB512991203
6thA5505702
7thB51254401
8thA50263300
9thA51193311
10thA5413400
11thB51213301
12thA51512300
13thA5492200
14thB51022300
15thB51232301
16thB51262200
17thB54412511
18thA51211100
19thB51221100
20thB51271100

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2021

Flint had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2021: 12.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2021

CH5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2021: 48.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2021, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years