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Denbighshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2002, and 537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2001 (395), and casualties fell from 589.

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

Collisions in 2002
363
Down 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
537
Down 9% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
7.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2002 were fatal and 7.4% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious277.4%
  • Slight33191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious275%
  • Slight50594%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2002 is highlighted, with 363, down 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (18%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.6%)
  • February25 (6.9%)
  • March31 (8.5%)
  • April24 (6.6%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June27 (7.4%)
  • July33 (9.1%)
  • August26 (7.2%)
  • September28 (7.7%)
  • October33 (9.1%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December24 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (52%)
  • Wet or damp165 (45%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (52%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph140 (39%)
  • 70 mph22 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (74%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2075 (14%)
  • 21 to 2562 (12%)
  • 26 to 35109 (20%)
  • 36 to 4586 (16%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.9%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (58%)
  • Passenger173 (32%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (83%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Denbighshire ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2002.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2002

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2002, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2002: 67, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525679915
2ndA548304903
3rdA5243511
4thA55193510
5thA494182902
6thA543152500
7thA547142401
8thA5104122101
9thA5151102202
10thB5119101200
11thB511891000
12thB542981100
13thA5396910
14thA5426701
15thB53815902
16thA5413401
17thB51053400
18thB51202301
19thB54282201
20thB54302200

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2002

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2002: 72.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2002

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2002: 124.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2002.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years