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Denbighshire road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2011, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2010 (272), and casualties fell from 406.

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

Collisions in 2011
271
Level with 2010
Casualties in 2011
388
Down 4% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2011

1.5% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4818%
  • Slight21981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight32985%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2011 is highlighted, with 271, level with 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (17%)
  • Friday41 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.1%)
  • February17 (6.3%)
  • March24 (8.9%)
  • April32 (12%)
  • May19 (7%)
  • June17 (6.3%)
  • July24 (8.9%)
  • August22 (8.1%)
  • September18 (6.6%)
  • October22 (8.1%)
  • November27 (10%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds215 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (72%)
  • Wet or damp72 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (51%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph112 (41%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (67%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2078 (20%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (13%)
  • 36 to 4552 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (13%)
  • 56 to 6538 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.7%)
  • Over 7512 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (62%)
  • Passenger102 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (76%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 2011.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2011

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2011, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2011

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2011: 44, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525446106
2ndA548243804
3rdA494203204
4thA543162112
5thB5119141903
6thA5104131603
7thA547131703
8thA5111914
9thA5591501
10thA54161201
11thA5425802
12thB53815811
13thB51184700
14thA51513501
15thB51203400
16thB54283400
17thA5392200
18thB51052200
19thB54292300
20thB45011100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2011

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2011: 56.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2011

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2011: 91.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years