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Denbighshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2018, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2017 (188), and casualties fell from 241.

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

Collisions in 2018
160
Down 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
229
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2018

3.1% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2018 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.1%
  • Serious4729%
  • Slight10868%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.5%
  • Serious5524%
  • Slight16672%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2018 is highlighted, with 160, down 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 160
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday16 (10%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday25 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (18%)
  • Sunday24 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.9%)
  • February17 (11%)
  • March18 (11%)
  • April10 (6.3%)
  • May10 (6.3%)
  • June15 (9.4%)
  • July14 (8.8%)
  • August21 (13%)
  • September8 (5%)
  • October13 (8.1%)
  • November10 (6.3%)
  • December13 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (70%)
  • Wet or damp41 (26%)
  • Snow4 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (62%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph46 (29%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (63%)
  • Pedestrian31 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2036 (16%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3526 (11%)
  • 36 to 4524 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (12%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7.9%)
  • Over 7516 (7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (62%)
  • Passenger56 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car203 (74%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2018.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2018

Prestatyn East, Denbighshire, LL19 9AP area, Rhyl South West, Denbighshire, LL18 4HB area and Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2018, with 15 collisions each.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2018: 22, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525222618
2ndA548111802
3rdA571003
4thA54771304
5thA49451112
6thA555601
7thA51514500
8thB51054612
9thB53814401
10thA51043501
11thA5393601
12thA5423302
13thA5433310
14thB51193300
15thA5412300
16thB54302501
17thB43911401
18thB51201100
19thB54281200

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2018

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2018: 40.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2018

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2018: 58.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years