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Denbighshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 1999, and 682 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (431), and casualties rose from 662.

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

Collisions in 1999
437
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
682
Up 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 1999

2.5% of collisions in Denbighshire in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious4711%
  • Slight37987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious547.9%
  • Slight61790%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 1999 is highlighted, with 437, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (19%)
  • Tuesday49 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (17%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.4%)
  • February20 (4.6%)
  • March31 (7.1%)
  • April36 (8.2%)
  • May32 (7.3%)
  • June31 (7.1%)
  • July41 (9.4%)
  • August51 (12%)
  • September41 (9.4%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November38 (8.7%)
  • December29 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (58%)
  • Wet or damp172 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph227 (52%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph170 (39%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (69%)
  • Pedestrian69 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist34 (5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1561 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20107 (16%)
  • 21 to 2570 (10%)
  • 26 to 35110 (16%)
  • 36 to 4598 (14%)
  • 46 to 5576 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.5%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (52%)
  • Passenger259 (38%)
  • Pedestrian69 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car642 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1999.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 1999: 74, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5257411838
2ndA548417412
3rdA494314406
4thA547314313
5thA5305904
6thA55264314
7thA5104193212
8thB5118131700
9thA543121301
10thB5119101101
11thA5417712
12thB54296900
13thA51515600
14thA5394601
15thB53813500
16thB53823401
17thB51052201
18thB51202200
19thB54302200
20thA5421100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 1999

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 1999: 98.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 1999

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 1999: 163.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years