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Denbighshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 259 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2005, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2004 (311), and casualties fell from 470.

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

Collisions in 2005
259
Down 17% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
376
Down 20% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
6.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2005

1.9% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2005 were fatal and 6.2% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious166.2%
  • Slight23892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious215.6%
  • Slight34893%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2005 is highlighted, with 259, down 17% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday39 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.7%)
  • February14 (5.4%)
  • March19 (7.3%)
  • April14 (5.4%)
  • May21 (8.1%)
  • June22 (8.5%)
  • July28 (11%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September25 (9.7%)
  • October22 (8.5%)
  • November22 (8.5%)
  • December18 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (64%)
  • Wet or damp86 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph142 (55%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph93 (36%)
  • 70 mph11 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (74%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2074 (20%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (16%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.5%)
  • Over 7517 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (58%)
  • Passenger108 (29%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car393 (84%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle15 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 2005.

Collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2005

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2005, with 34 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2005: 39, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525395710
2ndA548263601
3rdA494213704
4thA5104131911
5thA547132310
6thA54391000
7thB511991100
8thA54181400
9thA5581201
10thB511881100
11thA5395600
12thB53815602
13thA54400
14thA51514610
15thA5424501
16thB51203601
17thB44012200
18thB53822200
19thB54292200
20thB54302300

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2005

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2005: 59.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2005

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2005: 93.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 19 December 2005.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years