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Flintshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2023, and 266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2022 (157), and casualties rose from 195.

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

Collisions in 2023
189
Up 20% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
266
Up 36% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2023

1.1% of collisions in Flintshire in 2023 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious5127%
  • Slight13672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5621%
  • Slight20878%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2023 is highlighted, with 189, up 20% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 189
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday23 (12%)
  • Friday34 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday16 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.4%)
  • February7 (3.7%)
  • March16 (8.5%)
  • April13 (6.9%)
  • May14 (7.4%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July19 (10%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September28 (15%)
  • October15 (7.9%)
  • November9 (4.8%)
  • December15 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry118 (62%)
  • Wet or damp65 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (11%)
  • 30 mph102 (54%)
  • 40 mph21 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph27 (14%)
  • 70 mph12 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (12%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)
  • Cyclist25 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2030 (11%)
  • 21 to 2523 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3546 (17%)
  • 36 to 4534 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (6%)
  • Over 758 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (65%)
  • Passenger64 (24%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car244 (71%)
  • Motorcycle35 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2023.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2023

Flint: Castle, Flintshire, CH6 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Flintshire in 2023, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2023: 17, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548172503
2ndA55122313
3rdA550111904
4thA5104101505
5thA541101803
6thA49491400
7thB51298801
8thA50267800
9thA51194702
10thA5494601
11thB51264701
12thB54414402
13thA51513402
14thB54443301
15thB51012402
16thB51222300
17thB51232201
18thB51252302
19thB51272200
20thA4831200

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2023

Connah's Quay and Flint had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2023, with 15 each.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2023

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2023: 55.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years