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Denbighshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2006, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2005 (259), and casualties rose from 376.

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

Collisions in 2006
304
Up 17% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
441
Up 17% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
7.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2006

2.3% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2006 were fatal and 7.9% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious247.9%
  • Slight27390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious286.3%
  • Slight40692%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2006 is highlighted, with 304, up 17% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (9.5%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday62 (20%)
  • Saturday57 (19%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.6%)
  • February23 (7.6%)
  • March25 (8.2%)
  • April17 (5.6%)
  • May32 (11%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July36 (12%)
  • August24 (7.9%)
  • September24 (7.9%)
  • October17 (5.6%)
  • November19 (6.3%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (67%)
  • Wet or damp93 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (56%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph109 (36%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (66%)
  • Pedestrian60 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2067 (15%)
  • 21 to 2543 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3572 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (16%)
  • 46 to 5552 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5%)
  • Over 7524 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (59%)
  • Passenger123 (28%)
  • Pedestrian60 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (78%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2006.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2006

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2006, with 40 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2006: 61, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525618902
2ndA548344205
3rdA5162910
4thA547162410
5thA5104132502
6thB5119131801
7thA543111103
8thA494101303
9thA5591521
10thB511871300
11thA5396910
12thA5425500
13thA5414601
14thB53814600
15thB51203400
16thB51052210
17thB53822200
18thB54282401
19thA51511100
20thB54301100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2006

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2006: 83.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2006

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2006: 118.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2006, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years