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Denbighshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2013, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2012 (237), and casualties fell from 341.

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

Collisions in 2013
214
Down 10% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
323
Down 5% on 2012
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2013

2.8% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2013 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious4320%
  • Slight16577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight27284%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2013 is highlighted, with 214, down 10% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (18%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (11%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7%)
  • February17 (7.9%)
  • March17 (7.9%)
  • April18 (8.4%)
  • May18 (8.4%)
  • June25 (12%)
  • July17 (7.9%)
  • August15 (7%)
  • September16 (7.5%)
  • October16 (7.5%)
  • November19 (8.9%)
  • December21 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight166 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (69%)
  • Wet or damp61 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (58%)
  • 40 mph12 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph68 (32%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (82%)
  • Roundabout15 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (64%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2028 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (16%)
  • 36 to 4561 (19%)
  • 46 to 5545 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (58%)
  • Passenger89 (28%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car286 (76%)
  • Motorcycle32 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 2013.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2013

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2013, with 36 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2013: 33, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5253351010
2ndA548253611
3rdA547101900
4thA49491411
5thA591701
6thA510491915
7thA54391402
8thA5591801
9thB51196701
10thB51205502
11thA51514500
12thB44013301
13thB53813500
14thA5412300
15thA5422201
16thB51182300
17thB54292301
18thB54302301
19thB43911700
20thB53821100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2013

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2013: 59.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2013

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2013: 91.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2013, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years