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Denbighshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2004, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2003 (373), and casualties fell from 524.

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

Collisions in 2004
311
Down 17% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
470
Down 10% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2004

2.6% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight26284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight41588%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2004 is highlighted, with 311, down 17% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (18%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (19%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.4%)
  • February24 (7.7%)
  • March30 (9.6%)
  • April23 (7.4%)
  • May28 (9%)
  • June25 (8%)
  • July26 (8.4%)
  • August19 (6.1%)
  • September30 (9.6%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November26 (8.4%)
  • December28 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry173 (56%)
  • Wet or damp127 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (50%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph128 (41%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (86%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (77%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2086 (18%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3589 (19%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (58%)
  • Passenger155 (33%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (86%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2004.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2004

Prestatyn East, Denbighshire, LL19 9AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2004, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2004: 62, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525628724
2ndA548304803
3rdA547213203
4thA543161913
5thA494152103
6thA5121912
7thB5381111801
8thA5104102003
9thB511991301
10thA53971603
11thB51187911
12thA5426902
13thA54151312
14thA555702
15thB51205510
16thB51053401
17thA51512400
18thB44012200
19thB54292400
20thB53821100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2004

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2004: 53.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2004

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2004: 96.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2004, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years