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Denbighshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1987, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1986 (420), and casualties rose from 622.

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

Collisions in 1987
437
Up 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
629
Up 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious10123%
  • Slight32775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious13521%
  • Slight48477%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 437, up 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday41 (9.4%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday57 (13%)
  • Saturday81 (19%)
  • Sunday81 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.6%)
  • February20 (4.6%)
  • March34 (7.8%)
  • April27 (6.2%)
  • May44 (10%)
  • June45 (10%)
  • July40 (9.2%)
  • August53 (12%)
  • September40 (9.2%)
  • October42 (9.6%)
  • November43 (9.8%)
  • December29 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (61%)
  • Wet or damp160 (37%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph240 (55%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph175 (40%)
  • 70 mph14 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (59%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (15%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20144 (23%)
  • 21 to 25100 (16%)
  • 26 to 3599 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.5%)
  • Over 7524 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (52%)
  • Passenger203 (32%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (71%)
  • Motorcycle89 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1987.

Collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1987: 78, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52578115116
2ndA548476126
3rdA553363213
4thA5304306
5thA494284313
6thA547172809
7thB5118162212
8thA5151121704
9thB5120121702
10thA543111100
11thA53991201
12thB538181102
13thB511971103
14thA510461112
15thA5415912
16thA5425701
17thB54283400
18thB54303301
19thB43962601
20thB44012200

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1987

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1987: 90.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1987

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1987: 141.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years