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Denbighshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1979, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,315 collisions in Denbighshire.

Collisions in 1979
381
Casualties in 1979
555
Fatal collisions
16
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1979

4.2% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.2%
  • Serious9926%
  • Slight26670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.9%
  • Serious13224%
  • Slight40773%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1979 is highlighted, with 381.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday55 (14%)
  • Saturday69 (18%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (4.7%)
  • February20 (5.2%)
  • March34 (8.9%)
  • April29 (7.6%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June36 (9.4%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August44 (12%)
  • September32 (8.4%)
  • October28 (7.3%)
  • November27 (7.1%)
  • December31 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (62%)
  • Wet or damp120 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.9%)
  • Snow8 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (50%)
  • 40 mph23 (6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph166 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (56%)
  • Pedestrian94 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (15%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7%)
  • 16 to 20146 (26%)
  • 21 to 2557 (10%)
  • 26 to 3581 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (51%)
  • Passenger179 (32%)
  • Pedestrian94 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (67%)
  • Motorcycle83 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1979

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1979 in Denbighshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Denbighshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1979.

Collisions
266th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
292nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1979: 74, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52574101223
2ndA548344716
3rdA5274205
4thA55233413
5thA494213227
6thB5118182404
7thA547132414
8thB5119121603
9thA510491914
10thA54191614
11thA54281613
12thA54381001
13thB542981413
14thB510571001
15thA515151002
16thA5395811
17thB45013302
18thB53813601
19thB44012500
20thB53822200

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1979

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1979: 79.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1979

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1979: 126.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1979, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years