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Denbighshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2016, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2015 (227), and casualties fell from 340.

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

Collisions in 2016
180
Down 21% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
264
Down 22% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2016

3.3% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2016 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.3%
  • Serious3519%
  • Slight13977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight21782%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2016 is highlighted, with 180, down 21% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (16%)
  • Tuesday20 (11%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday26 (14%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday28 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (13%)
  • February10 (5.6%)
  • March14 (7.8%)
  • April16 (8.9%)
  • May15 (8.3%)
  • June11 (6.1%)
  • July19 (11%)
  • August13 (7.2%)
  • September13 (7.2%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November16 (8.9%)
  • December10 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (67%)
  • Wet or damp49 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph96 (53%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (5%)
  • 60 mph56 (31%)
  • 70 mph9 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant175 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (14%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2036 (14%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4544 (17%)
  • 46 to 5531 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.7%)
  • Over 7512 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider166 (63%)
  • Passenger68 (26%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (78%)
  • Motorcycle36 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2016.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2016

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2016, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2016: 27, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525273824
2ndA548233716
3rdA543121511
4thA5104101614
5thB511991103
6thA581500
7thA49471203
8thA54771501
9thB53816801
10thA5425610
11thA5551301
12thB54295701
13thB51183300
14thB51203301
15thA5412300
16thB51052202
17thB54282201
18thA51511100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2016

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2016: 39.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2016

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2016: 66.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years