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Denbighshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1990, and 741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (494), and casualties rose from 708.

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

Collisions in 1990
485
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
741
Up 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1990

0.8% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8117%
  • Slight40082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious10314%
  • Slight63385%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1990 is highlighted, with 485, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (11%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday69 (14%)
  • Saturday88 (18%)
  • Sunday73 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.8%)
  • February40 (8.2%)
  • March32 (6.6%)
  • April47 (9.7%)
  • May44 (9.1%)
  • June45 (9.3%)
  • July38 (7.8%)
  • August56 (12%)
  • September38 (7.8%)
  • October31 (6.4%)
  • November35 (7.2%)
  • December41 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other22 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (61%)
  • Wet or damp177 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph251 (52%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph178 (37%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant508 (69%)
  • Pedestrian86 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (7%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1048 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20142 (19%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 35126 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.5%)
  • Over 7532 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (55%)
  • Passenger251 (34%)
  • Pedestrian86 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car671 (76%)
  • Motorcycle60 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 1990.

Collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1990: 92, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52592132111
2ndA548507316
3rdA55357608
4thB5118333901
5thA5306009
6thA494243605
7thA547244503
8thA5104153305
9thB5119131701
10thA515181402
11thB51206911
12thB538161510
13thA53951001
14thA5424603
15thA5434500
16thB43964401
17thA5413500
18thB44013301
19thB54293300
20thB54303801

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1990

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1990: 114.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1990

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1990: 190.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years