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Denbighshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1988, and 765 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1987 (437), and casualties rose from 629.

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

Collisions in 1988
494
Up 13% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
765
Up 22% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1988

2.6% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious11122%
  • Slight37075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious14619%
  • Slight60479%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1988 is highlighted, with 494, up 13% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday75 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.1%)
  • February25 (5.1%)
  • March34 (6.9%)
  • April36 (7.3%)
  • May49 (9.9%)
  • June43 (8.7%)
  • July62 (13%)
  • August62 (13%)
  • September37 (7.5%)
  • October46 (9.3%)
  • November45 (9.1%)
  • December25 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (56%)
  • Wet or damp210 (43%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph230 (47%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph222 (45%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway441 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant491 (64%)
  • Pedestrian96 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6%)
  • 16 to 20178 (23%)
  • 21 to 25119 (16%)
  • 26 to 35101 (13%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5566 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7540 (5.2%)
  • Over 7533 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (49%)
  • Passenger291 (38%)
  • Pedestrian96 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car640 (72%)
  • Motorcycle83 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1988.

Collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
164th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
195th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1988: 70, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52570107317
2ndA5485885014
3rdA55459057
4thA53773213
5thA494286017
6thB5118202908
7thA547142403
8thA539132202
9thA543131712
10thA5104121703
11thB5120101202
12thA515181201
13thA54171202
14thA5426804
15thB510561312
16thB53816601
17thB54296802
18thB51195502
19thB54285801
20thB45013300

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1988

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1988: 93.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1988

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1988: 154.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years