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Flintshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2022, and 195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2021 (160), and casualties fell from 217.

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

Collisions in 2022
157
Down 2% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
195
Down 10% on 2021
Fatal collisions
7
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2022

4.5% of collisions in Flintshire in 2022 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.5%
  • Serious4227%
  • Slight10869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal94.6%
  • Serious4925%
  • Slight13770%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2022 is highlighted, with 157, down 2% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 157
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday13 (8.3%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday22 (14%)
  • Friday22 (14%)
  • Saturday28 (18%)
  • Sunday23 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.5%)
  • February11 (7%)
  • March13 (8.3%)
  • April18 (11%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June11 (7%)
  • July16 (10%)
  • August22 (14%)
  • September8 (5.1%)
  • October14 (8.9%)
  • November11 (7%)
  • December9 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (8.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (80%)
  • Wet or damp30 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph94 (60%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph24 (15%)
  • 70 mph13 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (16%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant96 (49%)
  • Pedestrian39 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (17%)
  • Cyclist20 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2018 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2521 (11%)
  • 26 to 3534 (17%)
  • 36 to 4519 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5531 (16%)
  • 56 to 6527 (14%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.7%)
  • Over 753 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (62%)
  • Pedestrian39 (20%)
  • Passenger35 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car184 (69%)
  • Motorcycle33 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 2022.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2022

Buckley: Pentrobin, Flintshire, CH7 2HB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2022, with 9 collisions.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2022: 18, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548182624
2ndA55132713
3rdA5026111512
4thA541111505
5thA51048902
6thA4945611
7thA5494500
8thB51254402
9thB51294404
10thA5503300
11thB51273300
12thA51182200
13thA51192201
14thB51232201
15thB54412201
16thA50141100
17thB51221101
18thB51261100

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2022

Buckley had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2022: 12.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2022

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2022: 50.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2022, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years