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Denbighshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1998, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1997 (465), and casualties fell from 742.

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

Collisions in 1998
431
Down 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
662
Down 11% on 1997
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1998

2.6% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight35983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious7411%
  • Slight57787%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1998 is highlighted, with 431, down 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday53 (12%)
  • Friday62 (14%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7%)
  • February31 (7.2%)
  • March38 (8.8%)
  • April38 (8.8%)
  • May46 (11%)
  • June34 (7.9%)
  • July40 (9.3%)
  • August39 (9%)
  • September38 (8.8%)
  • October30 (7%)
  • November37 (8.6%)
  • December30 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (6.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other22 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (59%)
  • Wet or damp174 (40%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (48%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph183 (42%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout13 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (69%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8%)
  • 16 to 2092 (14%)
  • 21 to 2567 (10%)
  • 26 to 35137 (21%)
  • 36 to 45102 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5%)
  • Over 7531 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (52%)
  • Passenger238 (36%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (79%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1998.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1998: 68, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5256891212
2ndA548446306
3rdA55318604
4thA547295124
5thA494234624
6thA5212822
7thA543202512
8thA5104192505
9thA515171300
10thA53961000
11thA5416811
12thB51056703
13thB511861000
14thB538161102
15thA5425711
16thB51194400
17thB54294500
18thB51203401
19thB1051100
20thB53821200

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1998

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1998: 85.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1998

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1998: 147.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1998, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years