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Denbighshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1984, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (413), and casualties rose from 612.

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

Collisions in 1984
437
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
642
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1984

2.3% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious10724%
  • Slight32073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious12820%
  • Slight50378%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1984 is highlighted, with 437, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday65 (15%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday70 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (7.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.6%)
  • February31 (7.1%)
  • March22 (5%)
  • April36 (8.2%)
  • May48 (11%)
  • June36 (8.2%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August54 (12%)
  • September36 (8.2%)
  • October34 (7.8%)
  • November29 (6.6%)
  • December28 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (67%)
  • Wet or damp135 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph236 (54%)
  • 40 mph13 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph179 (41%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (55%)
  • Pedestrian103 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (16%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1556 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20168 (26%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (49%)
  • Passenger224 (35%)
  • Pedestrian103 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car525 (69%)
  • Motorcycle102 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1984.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1984: 60, including 5 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5256085514
2ndA5484362111
3rdA5305708
4thA55284617
5thA494253905
6thB5118243615
7thA547212811
8thA543142004
9thA539101704
10thA510492002
11thA54281202
12thB51057902
13thB511971104
14thA5416802
15thB43965712
16thA51514601
17thB44013302
18thB53812200
19thB54292200
20thB45011100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1984

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1984: 85.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1984

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1984: 144.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1984, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years