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Denbighshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1997, and 742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1996 (433), and casualties rose from 640.

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

Collisions in 1997
465
Up 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
742
Up 16% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1997

1.9% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious6213%
  • Slight39485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious7911%
  • Slight65488%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1997 is highlighted, with 465, up 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday75 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6%)
  • February25 (5.4%)
  • March42 (9%)
  • April32 (6.9%)
  • May47 (10%)
  • June41 (8.8%)
  • July40 (8.6%)
  • August53 (11%)
  • September36 (7.7%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November36 (7.7%)
  • December36 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other26 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (59%)
  • Wet or damp183 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (50%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph188 (40%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (6%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant514 (69%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20102 (14%)
  • 21 to 2575 (10%)
  • 26 to 35169 (23%)
  • 36 to 4588 (12%)
  • 46 to 5582 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.4%)
  • Over 7538 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (53%)
  • Passenger273 (37%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car653 (78%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1997.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1997: 71, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52571112215
2ndA548537206
3rdA5367026
4thA55317921
5thA494253707
6thA547223901
7thA543213203
8thB5118172300
9thA5104113405
10thB5119101300
11thA54281304
12thB53816800
13thB54296700
14thA515141011
15thB51204501
16thB44013700
17thB51053401
18thA5392301
19thB53822201
20thA5411100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1997

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1997: 108.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1997

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1997: 171.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1997, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years