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Flintshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in Flintshire in 2025, and 154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2024 (122), and casualties fell from 176.

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

Collisions in 2025
113
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
154
Down 13% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Flintshire in 2025

3.5% of collisions in Flintshire in 2025 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2% and 16% in Flintshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.5%
  • Serious4338%
  • Slight6658%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious4831%
  • Slight10266%

Flintshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Flintshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 761 in 1988. 2025 is highlighted, with 113, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 113
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (12%)
  • Tuesday20 (18%)
  • Wednesday9 (8%)
  • Thursday15 (13%)
  • Friday26 (23%)
  • Saturday20 (18%)
  • Sunday10 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (1.8%)
  • February9 (8%)
  • March16 (14%)
  • April7 (6.2%)
  • May10 (8.8%)
  • June9 (8%)
  • July9 (8%)
  • August10 (8.8%)
  • September9 (8%)
  • October11 (9.7%)
  • November13 (12%)
  • December8 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (7.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (73%)
  • Wet or damp27 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph47 (42%)
  • 30 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 40 mph20 (18%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph23 (20%)
  • 70 mph15 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway92 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (15%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Flintshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant93 (60%)
  • Cyclist21 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (12%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2023 (15%)
  • 21 to 2516 (10%)
  • 26 to 3519 (12%)
  • 36 to 4524 (16%)
  • 46 to 5516 (10%)
  • 56 to 6518 (12%)
  • 66 to 7512 (7.8%)
  • Over 7510 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (71%)
  • Passenger31 (20%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car152 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Flintshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Flintshire had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2025.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2025

Mold East, Flintshire, CH7 1AD area and Shotton West, Flintshire, CH5 1HH area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Flintshire in 2025, with 5 collisions each.

Roads in Flintshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A55 had the most collisions in Flintshire in 2025: 13, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Flintshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA55132316
2ndA541111806
3rdA548101323
4thB5129101204
5thA50265811
6thA51045501
7thB51255503
8thA5504700
9thA4943400
10thA51193402
11thB51233402
12thA5492201
13thB54302202
14thB54442201
15thA441101
16thA51181100
17thA5841100
18thB51011101
19thB51211401
20thB54411100

Towns in Flintshire: crashes in 2025

Mold had the most collisions of any town in Flintshire in 2025: 7.

Postcode districts in Flintshire: crashes in 2025

CH7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Flintshire in 2025: 35.

Latest crashes in Flintshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Flintshire in 2025, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Flintshire road accidents in other years