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Denbighshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2017, and 241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2016 (180), and casualties fell from 264.

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

Collisions in 2017
188
Up 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
241
Down 9% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2017

1.1% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2017 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious5630%
  • Slight13069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious6326%
  • Slight17673%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 188, up 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 188
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday18 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (19%)
  • Friday22 (12%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.9%)
  • February12 (6.4%)
  • March13 (6.9%)
  • April12 (6.4%)
  • May17 (9%)
  • June14 (7.4%)
  • July24 (13%)
  • August14 (7.4%)
  • September15 (8%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November14 (7.4%)
  • December19 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (63%)
  • Wet or damp65 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph107 (57%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph62 (33%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant130 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (20%)
  • Pedestrian37 (15%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2038 (16%)
  • 21 to 2531 (13%)
  • 26 to 3540 (17%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (17%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (65%)
  • Passenger48 (20%)
  • Pedestrian37 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (68%)
  • Motorcycle48 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2017.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2017

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2017, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2017: 25, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525253207
2ndA494121312
3rdA54291005
4thA54781202
5thA5487902
6thA54501
7thA51044900
8thA5434801
9thA554601
10thA51513501
11thB51193501
12thB53813301
13thB54293502
14thA5392301
15thB51052400
16thA2521110
17thA5411100
18thB43911101
19thB44011101
20thB45011201

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2017

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2017: 41.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2017

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2017: 73.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years