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Denbighshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 266 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2009, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2008 (346), and casualties fell from 500.

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

Collisions in 2009
266
Down 23% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
408
Down 18% on 2008
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2009

None of the collisions in Denbighshire in 2009 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight22986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight36790%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2009 is highlighted, with 266, down 23% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday25 (9.4%)
  • Saturday53 (20%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.1%)
  • February18 (6.8%)
  • March27 (10%)
  • April24 (9%)
  • May29 (11%)
  • June19 (7.1%)
  • July34 (13%)
  • August21 (7.9%)
  • September15 (5.6%)
  • October20 (7.5%)
  • November25 (9.4%)
  • December23 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds208 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (67%)
  • Wet or damp81 (30%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (54%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph96 (36%)
  • 70 mph8 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (82%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (75%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2082 (20%)
  • 21 to 2567 (16%)
  • 26 to 3551 (13%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (10%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.6%)
  • Over 7518 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (61%)
  • Passenger124 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car402 (84%)
  • Motorcycle23 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 2009.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 14 other areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2009

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2009, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2009: 36, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525365808
2ndA548264300
3rdA547172703
4thA494152403
5thA5141703
6thA5104111702
7thA543111102
8thB5119101400
9thA54271304
10thA5572601
11thA5396600
12thB51055801
13thB51185500
14thB53814401
15thB51203700
16thA51512300
17thA5412300
18thB44011100
19thB53821200
20thB54281100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2009

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2009: 62.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2009

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2009: 91.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years