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Denbighshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2007, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2006 (304), and casualties rose from 441.

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

Collisions in 2007
327
Up 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
464
Up 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
13
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2007

4% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight27684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious459.7%
  • Slight40688%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2007 is highlighted, with 327, up 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (18%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday39 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.9%)
  • February22 (6.7%)
  • March33 (10%)
  • April24 (7.3%)
  • May31 (9.5%)
  • June29 (8.9%)
  • July29 (8.9%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September21 (6.4%)
  • October26 (8%)
  • November32 (9.8%)
  • December17 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (69%)
  • Wet or damp94 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (53%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph120 (37%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (71%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2072 (16%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3579 (17%)
  • 36 to 4596 (21%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6%)
  • Over 7522 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (63%)
  • Passenger127 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (79%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2007.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2007

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2007, with 41 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2007: 55, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525557012
2ndA548274005
3rdA5234213
4thA494172414
5thA547172402
6thA55161823
7thA541122214
8thA542111803
9thA53991310
10thA510481301
11thA51518902
12thB511981010
13thB51187902
14thA5436701
15thB51205600
16thB51054900
17thB53812201
18thB54282210
19thB44011100
20thB53821100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2007

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2007: 74.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2007

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2007: 121.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2007, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years