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Denbighshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2015, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2014 (218), and casualties rose from 311.

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

Collisions in 2015
227
Up 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
340
Up 9% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2015

1.3% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2015 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4520%
  • Slight17979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight28684%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2015 is highlighted, with 227, up 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (19%)
  • Thursday20 (8.8%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (4.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.4%)
  • February18 (7.9%)
  • March20 (8.8%)
  • April17 (7.5%)
  • May21 (9.3%)
  • June19 (8.4%)
  • July18 (7.9%)
  • August25 (11%)
  • September21 (9.3%)
  • October15 (6.6%)
  • November21 (9.3%)
  • December13 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry158 (70%)
  • Wet or damp66 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (54%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph76 (33%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (63%)
  • Pedestrian49 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2039 (11%)
  • 21 to 2535 (10%)
  • 26 to 3554 (16%)
  • 36 to 4545 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (12%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.6%)
  • Over 7513 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (59%)
  • Passenger89 (26%)
  • Pedestrian49 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car310 (76%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2015.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2015

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2015, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2015: 36, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525365506
2ndA548142302
3rdA5104112603
4thA494101304
5thA543101101
6thA55101302
7thA591732
8thA54171100
9thA54771302
10thB511971101
11thB53815602
12thB54295601
13thA5424503
14thB450141101
15thB51183400
16thB51203400
17thA5392400
18thB51052201
19thA51511100
20thB44011100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2015

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2015: 47.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2015

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2015: 70.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2015, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years