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Denbighshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 145 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2019, and 195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2018 (160), and casualties fell from 229.

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

Collisions in 2019
145
Down 9% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
195
Down 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2019

2.1% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2019 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.1%
  • Serious4128%
  • Slight10170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious5026%
  • Slight14273%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2019 is highlighted, with 145, down 9% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 145
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (15%)
  • Wednesday17 (12%)
  • Thursday24 (17%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.5%)
  • February17 (12%)
  • March12 (8.3%)
  • April12 (8.3%)
  • May16 (11%)
  • June10 (6.9%)
  • July10 (6.9%)
  • August18 (12%)
  • September7 (4.8%)
  • October9 (6.2%)
  • November13 (9%)
  • December13 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (76%)
  • Wet or damp34 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph83 (57%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph48 (33%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (19%)
  • Pedestrian30 (15%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2028 (14%)
  • 21 to 2512 (6.2%)
  • 26 to 3537 (19%)
  • 36 to 4520 (10%)
  • 46 to 5529 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.7%)
  • Over 7514 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (60%)
  • Passenger48 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car177 (70%)
  • Motorcycle38 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2019.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2019

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2019, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2019: 13, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525131613
2ndA5121606
3rdA547111604
4thA49491202
5thB538191401
6thA51047804
7thA54871102
8thA5425803
9thB51195701
10thA51513500
11thB51183301
12thB51203301
13thA5392311
14thA552201
15thB54292201
16thA5411101
17thA5431100
18thB44011100
19thB51051610

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2019

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2019: 30.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2019

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2019: 51.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years