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Denbighshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1991, and 671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (485), and casualties fell from 741.

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

Collisions in 1991
459
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
671
Down 9% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1991

1.3% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6915%
  • Slight38484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious8312%
  • Slight58287%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1991 is highlighted, with 459, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday80 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5%)
  • February29 (6.3%)
  • March52 (11%)
  • April35 (7.6%)
  • May27 (5.9%)
  • June45 (9.8%)
  • July41 (8.9%)
  • August62 (14%)
  • September50 (11%)
  • October37 (8.1%)
  • November31 (6.8%)
  • December27 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (56%)
  • Wet or damp191 (42%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (50%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph189 (41%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (70%)
  • Pedestrian88 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20144 (21%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (17%)
  • 36 to 4581 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (52%)
  • Passenger234 (35%)
  • Pedestrian88 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car661 (79%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1991

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1991 in Denbighshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Denbighshire ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 188 of them in 1991.

Collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1991: 63, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525638527
2ndA5446507
3rdA548395914
4thA55398006
5thB5118232702
6thA547223002
7thA494213604
8thB5119172802
9thA543142114
10thA5151102003
11thA510481401
12thA54181102
13thB512081003
14thA5396702
15thB510561011
16thA5425601
17thB54295700
18thB43964812
19thB53813400
20thB54303401

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1991

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1991: 82.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1991

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1991: 146.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years