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Denbighshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1983, and 612 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1982 (473), and casualties fell from 714.

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

Collisions in 1983
413
Down 13% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
612
Down 14% on 1982
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1983

2.4% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious11728%
  • Slight28669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious15425%
  • Slight44773%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1983 is highlighted, with 413, down 13% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (12%)
  • Thursday47 (11%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (17%)
  • Sunday60 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (4.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.1%)
  • February25 (6.1%)
  • March38 (9.2%)
  • April39 (9.4%)
  • May43 (10%)
  • June35 (8.5%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August48 (12%)
  • September32 (7.7%)
  • October41 (9.9%)
  • November29 (7%)
  • December26 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (66%)
  • Wet or damp136 (33%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (53%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph167 (40%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (17%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20164 (27%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.6%)
  • Over 7518 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (49%)
  • Passenger214 (35%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (69%)
  • Motorcycle93 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1983.

Collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1983: 68, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5256894313
2ndA5483947215
3rdA5305408
4thA55306018
5thB51182530010
6thA543213106
7thA494192926
8thA5104163505
9thA547152416
10thB510581304
11thB51197903
12thA53961100
13thA54261301
14thB53816800
15thA51515601
16thA5415904
17thB53824401
18thB54283300
19thB54293602
20thB54301100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1983

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1983: 96.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1983

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1983: 144.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years