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Denbighshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1996, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1995 (396), and casualties fell from 642.

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

Collisions in 1996
433
Up 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
640
Level with 1995
Fatal collisions
14
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1996

3.2% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.2%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight35883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious7712%
  • Slight54986%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1996 is highlighted, with 433, up 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday75 (17%)
  • Sunday63 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.4%)
  • February19 (4.4%)
  • March29 (6.7%)
  • April30 (6.9%)
  • May37 (8.5%)
  • June33 (7.6%)
  • July50 (12%)
  • August51 (12%)
  • September36 (8.3%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November37 (8.5%)
  • December30 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (66%)
  • Wet or damp139 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph243 (56%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph159 (37%)
  • 70 mph26 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (67%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1040 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20101 (16%)
  • 21 to 2598 (15%)
  • 26 to 35128 (20%)
  • 36 to 4565 (10%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (55%)
  • Passenger199 (31%)
  • Pedestrian91 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car607 (78%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Denbighshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Denbighshire ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1996.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1996: 66, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5256610308
2ndA548303422
3rdA5244625
4thA547213112
5thA494192732
6thB5118192502
7thA55162403
8thA543122302
9thB5119122003
10thA5104112403
11thA51516900
12thA53961512
13thA5415700
14thA5425701
15thB53814802
16thB45013701
17thB51203403
18thB54293500
19thA51182600
20thB51052200

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1996

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1996: 115.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1996

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1996: 177.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1996, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years