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Denbighshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1989, and 708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988, and casualties fell from 765.

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

Collisions in 1989
494
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
708
Down 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1989

1.8% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1989 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious8217%
  • Slight40382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious10915%
  • Slight59083%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 494, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (12%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (11%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.5%)
  • February34 (6.9%)
  • March40 (8.1%)
  • April40 (8.1%)
  • May50 (10%)
  • June36 (7.3%)
  • July57 (12%)
  • August49 (9.9%)
  • September42 (8.5%)
  • October43 (8.7%)
  • November36 (7.3%)
  • December40 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other39 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (63%)
  • Wet or damp167 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (52%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph188 (38%)
  • 70 mph22 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4%)
  • Roundabout10 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (64%)
  • Pedestrian100 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20149 (21%)
  • 21 to 25106 (15%)
  • 26 to 35105 (15%)
  • 36 to 4572 (10%)
  • 46 to 5567 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.5%)
  • Over 7524 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (54%)
  • Passenger224 (32%)
  • Pedestrian100 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car665 (75%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 1989.

Collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1989: 73, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52573109410
2ndA5484264012
3rdA55385714
4thA5335514
5thB5118293705
6thA494274213
7thA547253404
8thA543212804
9thA5104142103
10thB5119101501
11thA53981402
12thA51516902
13thA54261703
14thB538161000
15thA5415500
16thB44015700
17thB51055901
18thB51204600
19thB54284412
20thB54294801

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1989

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1989: 103.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1989

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1989: 172.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1989, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years