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Denbighshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2010, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2009 (266), and casualties fell from 408.

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

Collisions in 2010
272
Up 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
406
Level with 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2010 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4416%
  • Slight22783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight35788%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2010 is highlighted, with 272, up 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.1%)
  • February18 (6.6%)
  • March25 (9.2%)
  • April25 (9.2%)
  • May21 (7.7%)
  • June19 (7%)
  • July20 (7.4%)
  • August34 (13%)
  • September18 (6.6%)
  • October22 (8.1%)
  • November26 (9.6%)
  • December22 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (65%)
  • Wet or damp69 (25%)
  • Frost or ice14 (5.1%)
  • Snow12 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (53%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph94 (35%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (71%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2078 (19%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3555 (14%)
  • 36 to 4570 (17%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (61%)
  • Passenger118 (29%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (79%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 2010.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2010

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2010, with 32 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2010: 46, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525467107
2ndA548233204
3rdA547142012
4thA5104132304
5thA494111800
6thB5119111802
7thA54391001
8thA5591103
9thA581602
10thA54281403
11thA54151001
12thB45014401
13thB54294400
14thA51513400
15thB51203600
16thB53813500
17thB53823401
18thA5392200
19thB51182500
20thB54281200

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2010

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2010: 64.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2010

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2010: 108.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years