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Denbighshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 85 road traffic collisions in Denbighshire in 2025, and 127 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2024 (90), and casualties rose from 118.

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

Collisions in 2025
85
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
127
Up 8% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
45% of collisions

Crash severity in Denbighshire in 2025

4.7% of collisions in Denbighshire in 2025 were fatal and 45% serious, against 2.3% and 19% in Denbighshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal44.7%
  • Serious3845%
  • Slight4351%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal43.1%
  • Serious4233%
  • Slight8164%

Denbighshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denbighshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 1988. 2025 is highlighted, with 85, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 85
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (24%)
  • Wednesday11 (13%)
  • Thursday13 (15%)
  • Friday8 (9.4%)
  • Saturday9 (11%)
  • Sunday11 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (5.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (12%)
  • February5 (5.9%)
  • March10 (12%)
  • April6 (7.1%)
  • May5 (5.9%)
  • June9 (11%)
  • July12 (14%)
  • August6 (7.1%)
  • September4 (4.7%)
  • October6 (7.1%)
  • November6 (7.1%)
  • December6 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight66 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (8.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds74 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (9.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry58 (68%)
  • Wet or damp25 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (39%)
  • 30 mph2 (2.4%)
  • 40 mph9 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph35 (41%)
  • 70 mph5 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway75 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Denbighshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (61%)
  • Pedestrian17 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (12%)
  • Cyclist10 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2017 (13%)
  • 21 to 2515 (12%)
  • 26 to 3516 (13%)
  • 36 to 4519 (15%)
  • 46 to 5513 (10%)
  • 56 to 6511 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (6.3%)
  • Over 7511 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider73 (57%)
  • Passenger37 (29%)
  • Pedestrian17 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car101 (70%)
  • Motorcycle15 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Denbighshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Denbighshire ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Denbighshire had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 2025.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Denbighshire in 2025

Rhyl West, Denbighshire, LL18 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Denbighshire in 2025, with 9 collisions.

Roads in Denbighshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A525 had the most collisions in Denbighshire in 2025: 13, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Denbighshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525132203
2ndA581316
3rdA54871003
4thA4944611
5thA5424704
6thB51194403
7thA553311
8thB53813301
9thA5412902
10thB51052201
11thB51182201
12thB54302401
13thA51041200
14thB43911101
15thB45011101

Towns in Denbighshire: crashes in 2025

Rhyl had the most collisions of any town in Denbighshire in 2025: 19.

Postcode districts in Denbighshire: crashes in 2025

LL18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Denbighshire in 2025: 31.

Latest crashes in Denbighshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Denbighshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2025.

Severity

Denbighshire road accidents in other years