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CH6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,339 road traffic collisions in the CH6 postcode district, Flintshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 366 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,339
1,596th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,400
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
52 people killed
Serious collisions
366
462 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CH6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal502.1%
  • Serious36616%
  • Slight1,92382%

What the data shows

  • CH6 had 172 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 341 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in CH6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 543 children under 16 were killed or injured in CH6, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in CH6.

Where CH6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,596th
Most casualties
1,526th
Most fatal collisions
1,189th
Most serious collisions
1,855th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday347 (15%)
  • Tuesday319 (14%)
  • Wednesday323 (14%)
  • Thursday339 (14%)
  • Friday397 (17%)
  • Saturday315 (13%)
  • Sunday299 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,739 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit473 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,700 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway590 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (1%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,461 (62%)
  • 40 mph80 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph110 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph373 (16%)
  • 70 mph299 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,771 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds325 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other108 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,178 (64%)
  • Pedestrian530 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist300 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist199 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant73 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CH6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CH6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CH6 peaked at 95 in 1991; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025712
20241419
20232633
20221924
20211723
20201922
20191628
20181620
20172124
20161729
20152845
20141524
20133047
20123044
20112534
20104159
20093254
20084258
20073959
20065980
20053447
20045773
20033764
20025776
200171109
200079120
199977108
199878119
199766100
199681118
199573107
199473110
199362106
199278106
199195150
199093147
198970108
198888112
19876592
19865183
19857493
19847697
19834450
19825784
19815686
19806693
197968104

Map of recent crashes in CH6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CH6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CH6

The 24 most recent collisions in CH6 happened between 18 September 2023 and 16 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CH6

The A548 has the most collisions in CH6, 1,060 of 2,339 (45%), followed by the A5119 (384).

Collisions in CH6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5481,0601,60230187
2ndA5119384595761
3rdA5026578818
4thA55233914
5thB5129183601
6thB51194402

Council area for CH6

CH6 is in Flintshire, where police recorded 22,687 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CH6 accounts for 10% of them.

Towns in CH6

Collisions in CH6 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Flint (1,181) and Greenfield, Flintshire (380).