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Denbighshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2001, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (410), and casualties fell from 598.

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

Collisions in 2001
395
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
589
Down 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2001

2.5% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.5%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight33685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious569.5%
  • Slight52188%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2001 is highlighted, with 395, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (12%)
  • Friday76 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.4%)
  • February24 (6.1%)
  • March36 (9.1%)
  • April28 (7.1%)
  • May39 (9.9%)
  • June31 (7.8%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August36 (9.1%)
  • September38 (9.6%)
  • October24 (6.1%)
  • November28 (7.1%)
  • December32 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (65%)
  • Wet or damp128 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph203 (51%)
  • 40 mph4 (1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph159 (40%)
  • 70 mph26 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (66%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2071 (12%)
  • 21 to 2537 (6.3%)
  • 26 to 35130 (22%)
  • 36 to 4595 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.1%)
  • Over 7527 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (53%)
  • Passenger202 (34%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (79%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Denbighshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Denbighshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2001.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2001

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2001, with 64 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2001: 58, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525588716
2ndA548366002
3rdA494244504
4thA55245605
5thA5212915
6thA547202610
7thA543141912
8thB5118131401
9thA5104122012
10thA54291211
11thB511981401
12thB510571102
13thB54297701
14thA53961301
15thB51206600
16thA51515500
17thB53815700
18thB44014501
19thA5413510
20thA50141100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2001

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2001: 112.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2001

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2001: 158.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2001, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years