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Denbighshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2014, and 311 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2013 (214), and casualties fell from 323.

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

Collisions in 2014
218
Up 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
311
Down 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2014

2.8% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2014 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious4822%
  • Slight16475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight24679%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2014 is highlighted, with 218, up 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday46 (21%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.4%)
  • February13 (6%)
  • March15 (6.9%)
  • April20 (9.2%)
  • May27 (12%)
  • June21 (9.6%)
  • July19 (8.7%)
  • August15 (6.9%)
  • September21 (9.6%)
  • October19 (8.7%)
  • November15 (6.9%)
  • December19 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (7.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (69%)
  • Wet or damp60 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph97 (44%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph91 (42%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (81%)
  • Roundabout15 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (62%)
  • Pedestrian40 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2042 (14%)
  • 21 to 2534 (11%)
  • 26 to 3558 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5554 (17%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.1%)
  • Over 7514 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (63%)
  • Passenger76 (24%)
  • Pedestrian40 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (72%)
  • Motorcycle31 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2014.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2014

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2014, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2014: 44, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525446209
2ndA548243403
3rdA5131712
4thA494101503
5thA5581112
6thA510471322
7thA5437702
8thA54771002
9thA54151202
10thB511951101
11thB54295600
12thB53823500
13thA51512200
14thA5422402
15thB51182200
16thB51202402
17thB53812300
18thA5391200
19thB44011100
20thB54281301

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2014

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2014: 53.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2014

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2014: 80.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2014, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2014.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years