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Denbighshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1981, and 643 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (430), and casualties rose from 638.

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

Collisions in 1981
432
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
643
Up 1% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1981

2.3% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious11727%
  • Slight30571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious17728%
  • Slight45571%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1981 is highlighted, with 432, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6%)
  • February22 (5.1%)
  • March34 (7.9%)
  • April41 (9.5%)
  • May37 (8.6%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August42 (9.7%)
  • September42 (9.7%)
  • October36 (8.3%)
  • November29 (6.7%)
  • December29 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (63%)
  • Wet or damp138 (32%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (51%)
  • 40 mph13 (3%)
  • 60 mph177 (41%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (19%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20159 (25%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (12%)
  • 36 to 4557 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7541 (6.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (51%)
  • Passenger213 (33%)
  • Pedestrian100 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (64%)
  • Motorcycle109 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Denbighshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Denbighshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1981.

Collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1981: 71, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52571107419
2ndA5484866115
3rdA55386627
4thA5285936
5thB5118233508
6thA4942236010
7thA543192204
8thA5478903
9thA5417901
10thA5427800
11thA510461903
12thA515161105
13thA53961203
14thB53816901
15thB54296902
16thB51053601
17thB51193300
18thB53823400
19thB45012401
20thB44011101

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1981

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1981: 87.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1981

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1981: 134.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years