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Denbighshire road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1986, and 622 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (412), and casualties rose from 589.

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

Collisions in 1986
420
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
622
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
21
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1986

5% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal215%
  • Serious10425%
  • Slight29570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal233.7%
  • Serious14824%
  • Slight45173%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1986 is highlighted, with 420, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (17%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.7%)
  • February23 (5.5%)
  • March35 (8.3%)
  • April26 (6.2%)
  • May32 (7.6%)
  • June27 (6.4%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August57 (14%)
  • September34 (8.1%)
  • October38 (9%)
  • November35 (8.3%)
  • December37 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (9.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Other20 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (59%)
  • Wet or damp162 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (53%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph168 (40%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (62%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (13%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20142 (23%)
  • 21 to 25105 (17%)
  • 26 to 3580 (13%)
  • 36 to 4558 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5549 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.1%)
  • Over 7528 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (50%)
  • Passenger226 (36%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (68%)
  • Motorcycle86 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Denbighshire ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 1986.

Collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1986: 84, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52584118118
2ndA55336988
3rdA548304127
4thA494234134
5thA5203325
6thB5118202304
7thA547192913
8thA543131705
9thB5119131615
10thA5151112305
11thA510491604
12thA5426710
13thB51206812
14thB538161100
15thB54296802
16thA5395701
17thA5413612
18thB51052200
19thB53822200
20thB44011200

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1986

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1986: 78.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1986

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1986: 142.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1986, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years