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Denbighshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 90 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2024, and 118 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 38% on 2023 (146), and casualties fell from 190.

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

Collisions in 2024
90
Down 38% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
118
Down 38% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2024

2.2% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2024 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.2%
  • Serious2932%
  • Slight5966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious3227%
  • Slight8471%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2024 is highlighted, with 90, down 38% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 90
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (19%)
  • Tuesday10 (11%)
  • Wednesday7 (7.8%)
  • Thursday17 (19%)
  • Friday15 (17%)
  • Saturday13 (14%)
  • Sunday11 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:590 (0%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5.6%)
  • February2 (2.2%)
  • March6 (6.7%)
  • April10 (11%)
  • May13 (14%)
  • June7 (7.8%)
  • July8 (8.9%)
  • August6 (6.7%)
  • September8 (8.9%)
  • October9 (10%)
  • November8 (8.9%)
  • December8 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight77 (86%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (8.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (68%)
  • Wet or damp29 (32%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (51%)
  • 30 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 40 mph14 (16%)
  • 50 mph4 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph20 (22%)
  • 70 mph4 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant62 (53%)
  • Pedestrian23 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (15%)
  • Cyclist7 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2022 (19%)
  • 21 to 254 (3.4%)
  • 26 to 3516 (14%)
  • 36 to 4519 (16%)
  • 46 to 559 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6517 (14%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.4%)
  • Over 7511 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider74 (63%)
  • Pedestrian23 (19%)
  • Passenger21 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car115 (70%)
  • Motorcycle20 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2024.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2024

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2024, with 11 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2024: 13, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525132006
2ndA54891203
3rdA5428914
4thA5476702
5thA4945602
6thA510441212
7thA554401
8thB51193400
9thA5432200
10thB53812200
11thA51101
12thA51511101
13thA5391100
14thB44011101
15thB45101100
16thB51051101
17thB51181100
18thB51201100

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2024

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2024: 22.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2024

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2024: 33.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years