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Flintshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2024, and 176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 35% on 2023 (189), and casualties fell from 266.

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

Collisions in 2024
122
Down 35% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
176
Down 34% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2024

3.3% of collisions in Flintshire in 2024 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.3%
  • Serious4739%
  • Slight7158%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious5330%
  • Slight11968%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2024 is highlighted, with 122, down 35% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 122
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (16%)
  • Tuesday17 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (20%)
  • Thursday13 (11%)
  • Friday14 (11%)
  • Saturday17 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.2%)
  • February9 (7.4%)
  • March11 (9%)
  • April8 (6.6%)
  • May9 (7.4%)
  • June16 (13%)
  • July9 (7.4%)
  • August11 (9%)
  • September9 (7.4%)
  • October10 (8.2%)
  • November10 (8.2%)
  • December10 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry79 (65%)
  • Wet or damp42 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph45 (37%)
  • 30 mph7 (5.7%)
  • 40 mph16 (13%)
  • 50 mph9 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph31 (25%)
  • 70 mph14 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (16%)
  • Roundabout7 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant109 (62%)
  • Pedestrian24 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (11%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2027 (15%)
  • 21 to 2519 (11%)
  • 26 to 3528 (16%)
  • 36 to 4525 (14%)
  • 46 to 5519 (11%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.3%)
  • Over 756 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (59%)
  • Passenger49 (28%)
  • Pedestrian24 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (71%)
  • Motorcycle20 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2024.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2024

Flint: Castle, Flintshire, CH6 5DL area and Queensferry and Sealand, Flintshire, CH5 1TP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2024, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A548 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2024: 12, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA548121404
2ndA55112004
3rdB512971223
4thA5416814
5thA4945504
6thB54415502
7thA50263702
8thA51043402
9thA51193811
10thA5503301
11thB51253402
12thA5492200
13thB51212301
14thB51232300
15thB54442300
16thA51181200
17thA51511300
18thB51021100
19thB51261100
20thB51271101

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2024

Flint had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2024: 10.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2024

CH5 and CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2024, with 34 each.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2024, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years