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Denbighshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2003, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2002 (363), and casualties fell from 537.

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

Collisions in 2003
373
Up 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
524
Down 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2003

2.1% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2003 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious3910%
  • Slight32687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious468.8%
  • Slight47090%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2003 is highlighted, with 373, up 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday49 (13%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.9%)
  • February30 (8%)
  • March26 (7%)
  • April20 (5.4%)
  • May39 (10%)
  • June34 (9.1%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October33 (8.8%)
  • November26 (7%)
  • December26 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (66%)
  • Wet or damp117 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph189 (51%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph147 (39%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (71%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2078 (15%)
  • 21 to 2544 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 35103 (20%)
  • 36 to 4595 (18%)
  • 46 to 5555 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (59%)
  • Passenger154 (29%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (80%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2003.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2003

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2003, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2003: 60, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525608709
2ndA548304403
3rdA5294817
4thA494233612
5thA547212903
6thA55172102
7thA543121401
8thB5118121500
9thA5104101610
10thB5381101321
11thB51198800
12thA5397901
13thB54297800
14thA5426900
15thA51515602
16thB51205600
17thA5414701
18thB51054712
19thB44013301
20thB45012210

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2003

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2003: 65.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2003

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2003: 116.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years