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Denbighshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1982, and 714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (432), and casualties rose from 643.

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

Collisions in 1982
473
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
714
Up 11% on 1981
Fatal collisions
17
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1982

3.6% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.6%
  • Serious13729%
  • Slight31967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal223.1%
  • Serious18526%
  • Slight50771%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1982 is highlighted, with 473, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (11%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.1%)
  • February21 (4.4%)
  • March35 (7.4%)
  • April39 (8.2%)
  • May40 (8.5%)
  • June46 (9.7%)
  • July55 (12%)
  • August56 (12%)
  • September35 (7.4%)
  • October32 (6.8%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December39 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (61%)
  • Wet or damp161 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.6%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (54%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph184 (39%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant406 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (17%)
  • Pedestrian93 (13%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20198 (28%)
  • 21 to 2599 (14%)
  • 26 to 3585 (12%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6558 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7544 (6.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (54%)
  • Passenger233 (33%)
  • Pedestrian93 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car536 (68%)
  • Motorcycle119 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Minibus11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1982.

Collisions
216th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1982: 89, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52589136121
2ndA5483845114
3rdA4943257110
4thA5274106
5thA55265155
6thB5118212415
7thA543161704
8thA539112206
9thB5105101305
10thB5119101324
11thA510491621
12thA515192304
13thA54781503
14thA54271112
15thB538171211
16thB440151011
17thB439641203
18thB53824401
19thA5413500
20thB45013602

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1982

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1982: 97.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1982

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1982: 163.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1982, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years