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Denbighshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1985, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (437), and casualties fell from 642.

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

Collisions in 1985
412
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
589
Down 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1985

1.2% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious9924%
  • Slight30875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious12421%
  • Slight45978%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1985 is highlighted, with 412, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday80 (19%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.6%)
  • February24 (5.8%)
  • March27 (6.6%)
  • April27 (6.6%)
  • May30 (7.3%)
  • June39 (9.5%)
  • July48 (12%)
  • August63 (15%)
  • September29 (7%)
  • October35 (8.5%)
  • November39 (9.5%)
  • December28 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (57%)
  • Wet or damp155 (38%)
  • Snow13 (3.2%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (52%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph170 (41%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (54%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (16%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20155 (26%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (15%)
  • 36 to 4561 (10%)
  • 46 to 5526 (4.4%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.6%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (51%)
  • Passenger194 (33%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car485 (68%)
  • Motorcycle89 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1985.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1985: 56, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5255675110
2ndA5484976011
3rdA4942743011
4thA52748011
5thA552746111
6thA543172201
7thB5118162102
8thA547151805
9thB5119101200
10thA53981101
11thA515171002
12thB51057702
13thA51046901
14thB54296802
15thB53815600
16thB53825701
17thA5414502
18thA5424801
19thB51204401
20thB45802301

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1985

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1985: 76.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1985

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1985: 147.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years