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Denbighshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,315 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025, and 22,639 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 353 were fatal and 2,851 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 85 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (90), and casualties rose from 118 to 127.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,315
110th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
22,639
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
353
2.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
85
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Denbighshire

2.3% of collisions in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3532.3%
  • Serious2,85119%
  • Slight12,11179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3871.7%
  • Serious3,54816%
  • Slight18,70483%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. In 2025 there were 85, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 85
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202585127
202490118
2023146190
2022127179
2021134173
2020105140
2019145195
2018160229
2017188241
2016180264
2015227340
2014218311
2013214323
2012237341
2011271388
2010272406
2009266408
2008346500
2007327464
2006304441
2005259376
2004311470
2003373524
2002363537
2001395589
2000410598
1999437682
1998431662
1997465742
1996433640
1995396642
1994399580
1993408658
1992426632
1991459671
1990485741
1989494708
1988494765
1987437629
1986420622
1985412589
1984437642
1983413612
1982473714
1981432643
1980430638
1979381555

When and where crashes happen in Denbighshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,082 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,029 (13%)
  • Wednesday2,027 (13%)
  • Thursday2,162 (14%)
  • Friday2,417 (16%)
  • Saturday2,416 (16%)
  • Sunday2,182 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59644 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59213 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,450 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,297 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,149 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,012 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,292 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,258 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,052 (6.9%)
  • February970 (6.3%)
  • March1,182 (7.7%)
  • April1,186 (7.7%)
  • May1,434 (9.4%)
  • June1,301 (8.5%)
  • July1,531 (10%)
  • August1,657 (11%)
  • September1,268 (8.3%)
  • October1,307 (8.5%)
  • November1,247 (8.1%)
  • December1,180 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,565 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,025 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,523 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown141 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit60 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,517 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,316 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds262 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds260 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds118 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist47 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds25 (0.2%)
  • Other631 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded139 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,559 (62%)
  • Wet or damp5,331 (35%)
  • Frost or ice259 (1.7%)
  • Snow121 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep28 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph100 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph8,005 (52%)
  • 40 mph608 (4%)
  • 50 mph67 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph5,519 (36%)
  • 70 mph1,016 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,131 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway929 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road697 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout469 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded89 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,555 (64%)
  • Pedestrian2,973 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist2,371 (10%)
  • Cyclist1,173 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant461 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant370 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)229 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant185 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant154 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant115 (0.5%)
  • Other47 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5618 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 101,067 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 151,435 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 204,200 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,759 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,712 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,815 (12%)
  • 46 to 552,175 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 651,707 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 751,229 (5.4%)
  • Over 75894 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,433 (55%)
  • Passenger7,233 (32%)
  • Pedestrian2,973 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car20,312 (75%)
  • Motorcycle2,333 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1,212 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,011 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes802 (3%)
  • Bus or coach393 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle330 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car289 (1.1%)
  • Minibus195 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown77 (0.3%)
  • Other91 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Denbighshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Denbighshire

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 Denbighshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had the 110th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
110th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
101st
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
239thWoking15,44020,0131382,365
240thBridgend15,42921,5432552,097
241stNorth Kesteven15,34022,8144983,371
242ndDenbighshire (this area)15,31522,6393532,851
243rdGloucester15,27318,8631492,974
244thRushcliffe15,26421,9624173,546
245thNorth Warwickshire15,22222,0903873,736

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire, with 686 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,518, including 58 fatal and 437 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5252,5183,68858437
2ndA5481,4252,06526235
3rdA59361,62034206
4thA4948431,36331201
5thA558101,51245160
6thA5476841,04315107
7thB5118533719780
8thA543515677991
9thA510444881915119
10thB5119389530563
11thA5422603951283
12thA5392333841050
13thB5381224334530
14thA5151221373550
15thA541215355951
16thB5429162236129
17thB5120161213430
18thB5105152224648
19thB440173104218
20thB53827083018

Towns in Denbighshire

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,353.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025: 5,396.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in Denbighshire, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The most recent was on 18 December 2025.

Severity