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Denbighshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2008, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2007 (327), and casualties rose from 464.

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

Collisions in 2008
346
Up 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
500
Up 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2008

1.7% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight29986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious479.4%
  • Slight44689%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2008 is highlighted, with 346, up 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (19%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.9%)
  • February34 (9.8%)
  • March14 (4%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June29 (8.4%)
  • July33 (9.5%)
  • August42 (12%)
  • September24 (6.9%)
  • October33 (9.5%)
  • November26 (7.5%)
  • December27 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other15 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (62%)
  • Wet or damp119 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (56%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph122 (35%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (69%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (9%)
  • 16 to 2090 (18%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (13%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.4%)
  • Over 7520 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (58%)
  • Passenger155 (31%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car501 (81%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 2008.

Collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2008

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2008, with 45 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2008: 56, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525568504
2ndA548313601
3rdA5204502
4thA547182523
5thA543162404
6thA494141811
7thA5104132124
8thB5119121901
9thA541101601
10thA5397700
11thA5571312
12thB542961001
13thA5425701
14thB51184600
15thB53814700
16thA51513402
17thB44013301
18thB53823301
19thB51052200
20thB51202700

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2008

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2008: 88.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2008

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2008: 123.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years