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Denbighshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1980, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1979 (381), and casualties rose from 555.

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

Collisions in 1980
430
Up 13% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
638
Up 15% on 1979
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious12329%
  • Slight29970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious16025%
  • Slight46974%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1980 is highlighted, with 430, up 13% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday49 (11%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (20%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7%)
  • February26 (6%)
  • March26 (6%)
  • April37 (8.6%)
  • May41 (9.5%)
  • June33 (7.7%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August59 (14%)
  • September33 (7.7%)
  • October30 (7%)
  • November28 (6.5%)
  • December41 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Other24 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (63%)
  • Wet or damp143 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (51%)
  • 40 mph13 (3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph25 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph171 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (19%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20170 (27%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (14%)
  • 36 to 4557 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7541 (6.4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (52%)
  • Passenger216 (34%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (66%)
  • Motorcycle118 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Denbighshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Denbighshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1980.

Collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1980: 87, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52587131125
2ndA5484256212
3rdA5254109
4thA4942444012
5thA547182203
6thA55183822
7thA543152205
8thB5118111805
9thA510492106
10thA54281514
11thB511981001
12thA515161001
13thA54161303
14thB53815600
15thB44014603
16thB51054801
17thB43963510
18thB54293500
19thA5392201
20thB53822202

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1980

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1980: 94.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1980

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1980: 152.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1980, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years